“Burr-Burr-Chan The lama led his guests to the other side of the monastery grounds and the place where the Gon-Khang and the Lha-Khang stood, one the Temple of the Angry Gods and the other the Temple of the Kindly Gods. And scurrying from wall to wall Gravelbeard, Nettlebrand’s spy, came after them. As they were passing the red temple, the lama stopped. Vita Greenbloom had joined her husband. “This,” she said, translating what the lama said, “is the Temple of the Angry Gods, who are said to keep all evil from the monastery and the village.” “What sort of evil?” asked Sorrel, looking around uneasily. “Evil spirits,” replied the lama, “and snowstorms, avalanches, rockfalls, disease —” “Starvation?” added Sorrel. The lama smiled. “Starvation, too.” A strange shivery feeling came over Gravelbeard. Weak at the knees, he stole past the dark red walls. His breath was coming faster, and he felt as if hands were reaching out to him from the temple, hands ready to seize him and drag him into ...the darkness.MoreLessShow More Show Less
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