“You gave them the gift of life,” the demon went on. “You took on all the hardships, all the burdens of the journey. You tried to protect them. And...”
“And finally, I brought them here. To their last battle. Where-”
“Where we will all die,” Helmer nodded. “Or most of us... But either way, it would have happened anyway. So... General, think about what we’re going to do next, because I’m not going down that stinking hole.”
The sudden increased noise of the water indicated that they had found the right place. The demon moved aside, giving Hadjar some space.
The channel did indeed end in a wide well, which was a dozen yards in diameter and several times as deep. And water flowed into it from all sides, from the openings of other similar canals.
Hadjar handed Helmer the map and crouched d
