And a horde of animated corpses.
Gareth should not have been surprised. What else could he expect from a man such as the Necromancer? All the same, he could not deny that the man's genteel demeanor had lulled him into lowering his guard. So when the first pair of corpses stormed through the door and reached toward him and Hatherle, Gareth stood rooted to the spot in shock.
"Goodbye, my friends," the Necormancer said from behind. "If it comforts you at all, I am very confident your passing will help me make great progress toward the goal." Did he really expect Gareth to find that notion appealing? "Who knows, you may end up being the key to the entire experiment."
Another click from behind. Gareth looked back quickly, in time to see the latch on the door on the other side of the room low
