175 Beyond the Wall

It was just a feeling that Jake had. But he knew his intuition to be accurate. And he knew that he had to start looking for that devilish rock as quickly as he could. 

He walked toward the black wall, black and brown leaves rustling in the wind. The sound of the rustling leaves creeped out Jake. It was the only voice that he could hear. 

There was no other sound around him, and that meant that he was alone. It didn't make any sense to him that there was no one waiting for him. 

Maybe they were inside whatever laid beyond the wall though. Jake still didn't know what laid there, so maybe they were in there. 

In fact, maybe they were caught up there, and were waiting for reinforcements. 

All of this was in his head, and he resolved his will and started hasting his pace toward the small opening in this walled garden. 

It was a simple opening that allowed two people to pass at the same time, and if they were close together, maybe even three.