Chapter 10 - The visit

Willow

Each step I took in the hallway echoed around me, the click click of my heels bouncing off the halls. It was dark, with barely any source of light at all. Occasionally, I came across some light bulbs, flickering on and off. A whole lot of them were broken or spoiled, but somehow still worked. An eerie feeling hung in the air and I shivered at how cold it was, still I didn't stop walking. Not when I'd come this far.

It was a miracle how the guards had actually allowed me through here. Ordinarily, no one could visit the dungeons unless you were royalty or you had a written permit from any member of the royal family. Right now, I had none and somehow I was still granted access. All I had to do when I arrived at the gates was mention Carter. Apparently, a handful of them had spotted Carter and I together at the event earlier today. That, and the fact that since it was late, they were probably exhausted from the day's work. No one would notice a small slip up that happened in the d