CHAPTER 76
It was the dead of the night when Richard and Leon snuck into the temple. It was the temple, Nick explained to them. This was the temple Ryan discovered and wrote about in his letter to Ophelia. They would need to return to this temple to find out more about what was going on, but for now, they needed to focus on the mission, and that was rescuing Ethan.
They blended seamlessly with the darkness and walked stealthily through the narrow hallway. They did not need lights as their heightened senses allowed them to perceive their surroundings with ease. It was almost too easy. Richard anticipated a level of resistance or guards to evade, but there was no one. The lack of half-bloods was unnerving.
They trudged through the hallway with bated breaths, ready for anything. It could
