The underground room was really quiet.
Leo, Bella, Elena and the man with a hood on his head stood facing each other on a stone bridge.
The only sound was the water flowing under the bridge.
For a time nobody moved.
Then the man with the hood spoke up.
"Go on, " he said.
He nodded at the wooden door.
"Open it, " he said.
Leo did not take his eyes off the man.
"You seem eager, " Leo said.
The man smiled.
"I have waited a long time for someone good enough to stand where you are, " he said.
Bella frowned.
"If you have waited long, why not open it yourself?" she asked.
The smile disappeared from the man's face.
"I cannot, " he said.
Bella looked at Elena.
"You cannot either, " Bella said.
Elena nodded.
"No, " Elena said.
Bella looked from one to the other.
"So neither of y
