The deeper the men went through the maze of rock and stone, the more bodies they saw that had found their end in various gruesome ways. Some were mangled beyond recognition, others seemed to have simply fallen over and died. The company counted about thirty bodies by the time they reached the final gate, where no corpses were found.
With Branka nowhere in sight, they sat on a few discarded stone chairs nearby, looking over the massive stone doors. " I assume that didn't go as you planned it would, did it now ? " asked Nicholas, turning towards Oghren, who stood right in front of the door, prying at the hinges. " Eh. No, not really. " answered the dwarf, stopping. " She's holding us hostage. Having us die for her. " muttered Varonno.
Oghren frowned deeply, but he could hardly say anythin
