Chapter 82Mavis held tight to Arthur's hand as he led her through the gateway into the castle. At first, she saw nothing but stone floor and shadows. As the portcullis opened further, letting in more light, she saw stone walls on either side, a tunnel marching off into absolute blackness.
"What's ahead of us?" Mavis whispered to Arthur, guessing his vampire eyes could penetrate any darkness. "What's in there?"
Arthur pocketed his sunglasses. "Just a tunnel." He squinted hard and shook his head. "I can't see where it leads."
"Let's go." Stanza raised her arm and switched on the light beacon under her sleeve, the one she'd used to blind vampires. "We have work to do."
Jonah reluctantly followed her. "This is Heaven? A dark, musty castle?"
"There's more to it than that." Stanz
