Samuel pushed against the hidden stone doorway.
With a deep rumble, it slowly swung inward.
A rush of cool night air swept through the passage.
For the first time since leaving the vault, they could breathe freely.
"Move!" Daniel urged.
One by one, they slipped through the opening.
Samuel pulled a rusted iron lever concealed behind the wall.
The stone door slid shut just as voices reached the other side.
Someone pounded against it.
"It's sealed!"
"They're still inside somewhere!"
The voices faded as the hidden mechanism locked into place.
Anthony let out a slow breath.
"That should buy us some time."
Samuel nodded.
"But not much."
He raised his lantern once more.
Its warm glow revealed the place they had entered.
Evelyn's breath caught.
They stood beneath the remains of
