Chapter 24
“This is it. Right there,” Basin said. He pointed up.
Mykal looked up, as did the others. “What’s right there?” he said.
“The entrance into King Cordillera’s castle,” Basin said. “I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. On my way back, I will stay with Coil for a bit, make sure he is comfortable. I won’t stay with him until you all return—”
“I don’t see an entrance to the castle, Basin,” Mykal said.
“Not from here you can’t.” Basin’s shoulders shook while he snickered. He jabbed a thumb in Mykal’s direction, as if to say, kids.
“You said we come out in the servant quarters,” Quill said.
“Yes. And you will,” Basin said. “Look. Have you ever seen Cordillera’s castle before? It sits at the top of the Rames. We are in the bowels of the mountains. You want to get inside the castle
