CHAPTER 19
Johnathan signalled to the Bandits; together they raised their instruments. Humphrey put a hand in his jacket pocket and pulled out two globs of moulded wax and stuffed one in each ear, watching with bated breath as Samuel began the music with his silver flute, a spirited melody that immediately got the attention of the guards inside the room. Johnathan pictured them c*****g their heads to one side for a second to determine what the sound was, and even though his nerves were so bad that he was trembling, the thought made him smirk.
He heard them snarling through their decomposing mouths and hoped that by the time they got to the door, he, Jasmine and Chester would have joined Samuel to get the instruments’ enchantment to work.
The guards’ footsteps thudded closer, but more co
