CHAPTER 8"Very clever," Alric muttered as he held the torch up while Kendra examined the door.
It was made of wood but the cave side was covered in a solid plaster. When shut, it looked like a dead end.
"There could be a hidden handle on the outside," she said. "Could you check while I get the women through?"
Alric nodded and stood back as the women filed through. Wuffa finally arrived and grinned at Kendra.
"There are flaming torches everywhere out there," he said. "Nothing close, though. In fact they're going down the track towards the monastery. They would have cut us off if we had gone that way."
Alric came up. "There's no handle but any pressure from that side will just push the door open."
Like the other monastery exterior doors, this one hinged inwards but only had a small han
