notThe cyclops moved swiftly, his heavy footsteps reverberating through the floorboards, and stood behind the prisoners, looking at his boss over their heads.
‘Put these two in the attic cells. I want two men outside the door at all times. If I catch anyone shirking their duty whilst guarding them, the consequences will be severe … understand me?’
‘Aye sir,’ Gord rumbled.
‘Good, take them away.’
Using the axe haft to shepherd Gwilym and Torben out of the room, Gord guided them towards the door. As they entered the corridor, they heard Björn shout after them.
‘Until the morning then!’
Once in the corridor, the twosome were ushered back the way they’d come. When they reached the landing that overlooked the dining hall below, they were greeted by the sight of Eleusia, leaning against an
