A week had passed by. The men were digging night and day. There were no strange happenings at the site.
Chief Smolder and Lua made sure of that. Their soldiers patrolled the vicinity of the pit.
Abizu Ruthven and Abaddon watched the men worked. They were lying on their hammocks and peeped on the telescope every once in a while.
"The moment the gate is visible, we will attack, Abaddon!" Abizu had made plans already.
"Yes, we will do that! But how long should we wait!" Abaddon said impatiently.
"I don't care. We waited for many centuries. We'll wait a few days more. We will only watch until the gate is found!"
Abaddon could only shake his head and went back to sleep. Abizu was mad!
Madame Lilin was restless. She could not sit for long periods of time. She often walked back and fort
