“Dravidian!” Shekalane barked, seeing how close Valdus and his men were, and also seeing Sthulhu dive upon Valdus’ face in a ferocious attack, which forced her former lover to grapple with the beast and to lose his focus, however temporarily.
Dravidian saw it too, and called harshly, “Sthulhu! Come!”
He steered them into the passage even as the great door with its widely-grated bottom began closing again, and the last she saw of Valdus after he had pressed the raven to the floor and slammed an inverted crate over him was the man standing suddenly and looking at her with an expression of complete and utter betrayal.
IV | Threshold
They found themselves in a blackness such as Shekalane had never known, a blackness which would have been total if not for a pair or red indicator lights—one
