Chapter 21Cord
Cord banged on the door, trying to force it open. It was locked by a contraption that required a six-letter word to unlock it. Cord could hear the chaos inside the room. Things were bashing onto the floor.
“Let me in!” Cord screamed, trying to break the lock.
It wouldn’t budge. The room had gone silent.
Cord could hear clashing from the other end of the hall where Wren was. A battle had erupted there. He could hear Keithia yelling at someone. There was a deafening sound of weapons smashing against one another.
A small torn piece of parchment slipped through under the door. The writing was rushed, and the letters were tight together. Each letter was jagged and rough. It was the same writing that had met Cord when he entered Keir’s room to see piles of torn parchment. Thi
