CHAPTER SIX
As we approached the door it swung outward and a man hurried out. He was a little below average height and his hood-covered head was bowed. A plain tan-colored monk’s robe covered his body except for his heavy brown boots.
He was in such a hurry that he crashed into me. I would have fallen from the collision had Ben not kept a tight grip on me. The man stumbled to one side and lifted his head to reveal a large nose.
A few mumbled words left him. “Sorry about that. . .” He scurried around us and soon turned the corner onto the main thoroughfare where he vanished.
“Charming people around here,” I quipped.
Ben gave me a crooked smile. “You should see the security staff.”
“I hope I don’t. . .” I mumbled as we continued to the entrance.
Ben opened the door to reveal a
