Griffin of Darkwood
“With both hands he grasped one of the iron rings and turned it to the left. The door groaned and opened slowly toward him. On the other side was a wall of rubble and broken stone. That meant there was only one way into the great hall – through the secret passage. He turned back into the room. He wanted to gaze at the magnificent tapestries forever, but it was getting late, and there was no way he was going to miss Vespera’s poetry reading. He went back through the little door, taking one last l...ook around before he closed it.Will edged down the steep steps, shining the torch ahead of him. Back he went, through the dark winding tunnel with its twists and turns. When he got to the steps to the tower, he shone his torch down the other passageway. Where did it go? Nothing could be as amazing as the great hall, but he would love to know. Next time, he promised himself, as he climbed up the steps, wiggled through the hole and dropped onto the bed.He pressed the bump in the sparrowhawk’s beak and the stone slab creaked back into place.MoreLess
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