Get Out Or Die (2010)
Get Out Or Die
““I want the whole temple site kept private,” he told them. “Nobody is to come in. If anyone asks for me or Mistress Aurelia, escort them to us personally. Understand?” They all nodded and were turning to go when I said, “Lentus, have you been here on the site since dawn?” “I have, Mistress. We all have.” “Did you go into the sanctum?” “I looked in there first thing. It was spick and span, as it should be. Then the priests did the purification ritual, and after that we weren’t allowed. They left... one of their little acolytes standing outside the entrance to guard it. Well, sitting, mostly—he was only a kid and he kept dozing off. But none of us could have got in past him. Or would have,” he added righteously.
Quintus had picked up my drift. “So how do you reckon the two bodies could have been carried into the sanctum, with a boy standing guard, and only one entrance in full view of the forecourt?” He looked uncomfortable.MoreLess
Quintus had picked up my drift. “So how do you reckon the two bodies could have been carried into the sanctum, with a boy standing guard, and only one entrance in full view of the forecourt?” He looked uncomfortable.MoreLess
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