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Adi had been too busy avoiding stubbing her toes on the many steps and flagstones to pay attention to the long walk. Concentrating on where to put her naked feet kept her out of her head and stopped her from slipping into despair again.
The corridor, lined with pale gray stone, came to a sudden stop in front of a huge carved portal. A detailed depiction of a wolf’s head loomed above Adi. The entire surface of the door was covered in images of spirit animals. She recognized some of the outlandish creatures mixed in with more familiar ones—everything from hyenas to ducks to field mice.
As she stared in fascination at the white wood in front of her, the men lifted their right hands and murmured words in a language she didn’t recognize. A brief flash of blue made her head jerk towards th
