Chapter 31Dar-volci, Tarrian and Grayle had stationed themselves in front of the Labyrinth as they had the previous day. All three were suddenly alert as the moaning filled the hall, then, without any discernible signal passing between them, they were on their feet and running into the darkness. Gavor launched himself after them from Hawklan’s shoulder but, as the animals disappeared, a stern command filled the mind of everyone present.
‘Stay where you are, all of you.’
Gavor flapped urgently, then turned away from the Labyrinth and circled hesitantly a couple of times before returning to his familiar perch. Hawklan reached up and touched his beak but said nothing.
‘It’s all right,’ Antyr was shouting above the confusion of startled cries and clattering chairs. ‘It’s all right. It’s Tar
