Scorpio Drums

Chapter fourteen

Chapter fourteenThis was uncanny. I walked on, testing every step carefully, until I reached the next corner. The corridor here went on a long way in that pearly light. There was no sign of anyone. I went back to the first corner and searched around, looking for anything that might explain this mystery.

I yelled, after a bit, exasperated. “Mevancy! Llodi! Rollo!”

Not a dicky bird. Where in a Herrelldrin Hell had they gone?

I couldn’t find any signs of cracks to indicate secret doors. I banged on the walls and floor. The rock rang back mockingly.

By Makki-Grodno’s leprous left earlobe and putrescent right eyeball! Where the blue blazes had they gone?

I searched around quite uselessly for some time. After that I felt my best course would be to go on. We had to meet up again, surely?

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