Book 5: Chapter 17

Nina

I appear behind the blacksmith workshop. There has been even more destruction made to the castle. The sky is no longer clear and blue but red and dusty. The odd rock from the castle towers and walls tumble down. I can see minotaurs patrolling the area on the ground in and outside the castle while harpies flutter up high along the castle's battlements.

Sir Hugo appears behind me through the portal and kneels beside me, looking through the wall's cracks to see what I'm seeing.

“This way,” I say and creep low, following the wall until we reach an entry point.

Two minotaurs trot through the courtyard around the fountain. I frown at Sir Hugo. He picks up a rock and throws it over the other side. It grabs their attention, and they wield their axes as they approach the low walls on look over to see what it is. We quickly scurry past, enter the gardens and hide behind a hedge.

We creep along until we reach the other side of the castle