‘True enough, but there’s a lot still in our way. It takes years to build the kind of connections we’ll need to slip into the castle … and we need to survive long enough to get back to Ivy House. Who knows what plans have been set against us in our absence?’ Eleusia continued to stare gloomily into the fire.
survive‘I take it that Björn was not overly happy with your escape from the city?’ Antauros asked.
‘Not exactly, no.’
‘Enough of this pessimism! I say we relax a little and enjoy our success. I’ll warrant that it’s a long and uncertain road that we’re trekking, but now that we have the Keystone, we’re a damn sight further along than we once were!’ Gwilym stepped into the middle of the room and unwrapped the Keystone from the concealing fabric, and held it out to the others.
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