The violet pulse under the hooded figure’s cloak flashes brighter, and the thuds behind the slab return, slow but heavier now. Dust trembles from the mortar lines. The figure plants the brass key against the stone and looks at Kara, sharp with urgency.
The Hooded Figure
Brace it. If that seal gives, whatever is chained below gets through.
Kara moves in at once, sword still in hand, shoulder angling toward the slab. The stone is warm, almost alive, and each удар from behind it sends a shiver through her arms.
Kara
The key is part of the lock, not the door.
The Hooded Figure
Hold steady. I can feel it slipping.
The violet glow gathers at the brass teeth in the figure’s palm, and for one strained heartbeat the slab stops moving. Then a hairline crack snakes across the edge, and cold air breathes through from the dark beyond.
The Hooded Figure
Kara, now. Push with me, or it opens.
✓ Quest Accepted
Hold the seal intact
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn what the hooded figure is hiding