Chapter 275
It was Wolfe who came to take them to their appointment. He greeted the Executioners politely, glanced coolly at Cyprus and Neil and ignored Katelina completely. She'd have been offended if she wasn't too busy being terrified.
She clutched Jorick's hand tightly as they followed the Scharfrichter to the elevator. The six of them crowded inside and Wolfe pressed the button for the lowest floor.
The heavy, probing feeling that had been with them since entering the stronghold worsened as they wound through the corridors. Katelina's arms were a mass of goose bumps by the time they reached a silver door whose overlaid bars looked like an antique elevator. The cybertronic box next to it on the wall ruined the illusion. Wolfe leaned into it and pressed a glowing button. Katelina expected it to spit out green light, like the movies, but instead there was only a soft click and a whir.