'The Master wants to see you,' he told them in answer to their questions. 'No, I don't know why. No more talking or you'll regret it.'
To make his point, he gestured to the guard who had tied them up and he aimed a blow at Davrael who happened to be the nearest. It connected with a thud and Davrael staggered and then drew himself upright and continued walking with head held high as though nothing had happened, although his head was ringing.
The little party made its way up the stairs to the main part of the building and then along another corridor. They passed through a door into a large hall. It had obviously been the main hall of the original building and was built of stone, but softened with tapestries and rugs on the floor instead of rushes as was more usual. Rich fold occasionally i
