Chapter SixteenThe chamber in which they stood was dim and sparsely furnished with only a small table placed near the door upon which a single candle stood. There were no windows in this room, which was unusual in a temple where Light was revered, but the purpose of this particular space required darkness. Having just entered, they stood gazing at the only other furnishing of the room in silence, astonished beyond speaking by the massive mirror standing centrally in the room. Its frame was made of darkly painted, unembellished wood, as was its heavy base and the broad supports that held it upright. Its glass reflected only the light filtering into the room from the torches in the corridor and the candle at the doorway, but this small amount of illumination was enough to keep the portal clo
