Gwen felt an unpleasant twinge in her chest. “We’ll have a hard time getting you down the aisle back home in a body cast. Gwen saw he was not alone: A half dozen men crowded the door with eyes gleaming. “I feel I need company. She purred and reclined in the coffin. Maybe it could only be opened from the other side? A flicker of movement was her only warning and, instinctively, she held the crucifix in front of her. He did his best to make Gwen comfortable, but she paced the room, casting suspicious glances at the world outside the windows. If we don’t get to the ruins soon the light will fail and I won’t be able to make any decent sketches.”
“Do you think you can manage the hike?” David said to Gwen. But…I suppose I could get it from the office. When new it must have been cunningly hidden, but age had given it telltale cracks around the frame. “And don’t think for a moment I’m running off with you. “We wait for day.
