Dara scurried away into the bathroom.
"Dara!"
Gav ran after Dara. He heard the lock. He went to the other door but Dara locked it, too.
"Dara! Open this door!" Gav knocked on the door worriedly. He had seen real terror on her face!
The master key! he thought while he wrapped a towel around his hips.
Gav opened the linen cabinet along the corridor. He found the small alcove which housed the master keys.
"Dara, don't be afraid," he crooned as he rammed the key into the hole. He turned it gently. When he heard the 'click,' he pushed the door open.
"Dara?" Gav searched the bathroom.
No one is inside the bathroom!
"Where are you, Dara?" He looked at the high windows. They were all closed securely. A chair was not carried there so that Dara could reach them.
Gav shoved aside the curtai
