Victoria rubbed the side of Cedric’s arm with her hand. “Will you be alright going back down on your own? I really must go and fetch my two silly brothers from outside.”
Cedric nodded. “I’ll be fine, don’t worry about me.”
“Will you come back up and play with me again later?” Victoria asked, hopefully.
“Oh yes,” Cedric assured her, “I’ll be up after dinner if that’s ok; I’m always allowed to stay up late on Christmas Eve.”
“Terrific,” Victoria beamed. “I’ll be waiting for you.”
With that, Victoria began to skip along the corridor towards the arched doorway which led outside.
Cedric felt along the wall until he found the trap that opened the part of the wall they had used to gain entry to the corridor earlier.
The gap in the wall opened slowly and Cedric placed one leg over the thres
