Chapter 11
Once at the top of the incline, the hallway stops. A T formation gives access to the right and left. I follow Bar to the left. The area becomes much smaller, though, half the size of the previous hallway. We hunch over and continue walking. The silver-white light leads us astray through the castle’s veins. I hear laughter, a growl, a soothing hum, and other sounds, keeping the castle alive. We walk ten, twenty, almost fifty feet straight ahead. Many similar passageways connect to this main seam, veering left and right, leading to various areas of the castle.
Bar stops, holding out his left arm and hand behind him, informing me not to bump into him. Something devious inside the folds of my mind tells me that he doeswant me to accomplish such a task, purposely, with my clothes off.