Chapter Fourteen
Fortunately, they were saved by those very moronic humans, as they were far from quiet. They must have been struggling to get down the mine shaft, as there was lots of clattering, some more swearing, and a bunch of shouting.
Isaac froze, snapped his head in the direction of the noise, and his hackles went up. Thank God, Matthew thought, they’ve announced their presence so I don’t have to. As he turned back to Matthew, a look of understanding seemed to appear in Isaac’s wolfy eyes, and he bowed his head. Then he loped off into the darkness—mercifully, in the opposite direction to the three men—and didn’t come back. Matthew could only draw the conclusion he’d gone to hide.
Heading in the same direction, he looked for a space big enough for him to fit into. The downside, o
