Blood squirted out from underneath the ceiling onto the floor of the Heart, but we didn’t get to see much more than that, because the doorway closed off just then. It became just another wall that looked no different from any of the other stone walls in the room. And if I hadn’t just seen Blake get crushed like an insect, I would have thought it was just another ordinary wall as well.
I clutched my stomach. “That’s … disgusting. I don’t like Blake that much, but I wouldn’t wish that fate upon even my worst enemies. How did you know it was going to happen?”
“Observation,” said Lucius. “I just noticed the ceiling was starting to descend, so I held you back so you wouldn’t get caught underneath there with Blake. I was also curious to find out if the Maze would push Blake out of the way or c
