CHAPTER FIVE
Dreda yanked us through the doorway from which Fysan had flown and we found ourselves in a narrow hall. Doorways on either side led into other parts of the house, but her steps were aimed at the rear. We passed an open door near the end of the corridor that led to a narrow flight of stone steps. A scent of delicious food and the sound of a crackling fire floated up, signifying the entrance to an underground kitchen.
Our ‘guide’ led us to the rear of the house where the hall opened to a large room. The space was rectangular in size with windows facing out onto what once had been the rear garden but was now a mess of creeping vines and random trees. A large stone porch peeked out from beneath clumps of grass and weeds.
A long heavy wooden table was situated in the middle
