Chapter 419
The guards led her through the fountain room and down another set of curving stairs. A broad hallway went straight, and to the right was what looked like a pair of golden gates with two more guards. After a brief exchange, the gates opened, and Katelina and Kai were taken down a beige and turquoise hallway, past a narrow staircase, to a second pair of gates and another set of guards. They let them through with barely a glance and after another short spurt of corridor they were presented with a large red door decorated in swirling iron embellishments, but missing the all-important door knob. The guards knocked on it, and it opened to reveal another guard. They had a quick conversation and then Katelina and Kai were ushered inside.