Chapter 19:
Once through the brick door, it zipped up behind him. He nearly lost a finger trying to stop the cascade of closing bricks. Once the wall sealed up tight, he inspected the area as best he could in the candlelight. He found no seam or fracture where the bricks could move. Not accustomed to magic, this was the strangest thing he had ever witnessed. If he had been learned in the ways of the different schools of magic, he would know a powerful earth mage was responsible.
Doyle crept down the tunnel, unsure where it led. He knew this was an older part of the city’s labyrinth. His brief partnership with Carl led him to believe the possibility of running into all manner of creatures under the city streets.
The knocking started. Three taps in the walls, or on the other side of the w
