Tales of the Djinn: the Guardian
“She seemed to have stepped through that character’s looking glass and not just a wall. As soon as she was inside . . .
wherever they were, Arcadius grabbed the silver hoop in both hands, using brute strength to rip it from the plaster. Her view of the room they’d exited disappeared, leaving their current location dim.
“There,” Arcadius said, resting the hoop against a shadowy chair. “I’ve only removed the ring from this side, but its absence will make it harder for the others to follow us.”
“Fo...llow us where?” Elyse’s breathing came shallowly. She clutched the lamp, relieved that she still had it.
“What is this place?”
“Hold on. I’ll get the light.”
He found a switch and flipped it. Though the fixture above them held normal looking bulbs, no bulb she knew provided the sort of illumination that flooded through the room.
The light was as fresh and clear as sunshine, revealing—without a doubt—that the ceiling wasn’t flat anymore. It also wasn’t low.
Blue-and-white porcelain tiles lined a lovely four-section vault.MoreLess
wherever they were, Arcadius grabbed the silver hoop in both hands, using brute strength to rip it from the plaster. Her view of the room they’d exited disappeared, leaving their current location dim.
“There,” Arcadius said, resting the hoop against a shadowy chair. “I’ve only removed the ring from this side, but its absence will make it harder for the others to follow us.”
“Fo...llow us where?” Elyse’s breathing came shallowly. She clutched the lamp, relieved that she still had it.
“What is this place?”
“Hold on. I’ll get the light.”
He found a switch and flipped it. Though the fixture above them held normal looking bulbs, no bulb she knew provided the sort of illumination that flooded through the room.
The light was as fresh and clear as sunshine, revealing—without a doubt—that the ceiling wasn’t flat anymore. It also wasn’t low.
Blue-and-white porcelain tiles lined a lovely four-section vault.MoreLess
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