“Corrrvusss,”
the voice booms again.
“Is
that...?” the guide asks in panic.
“Who
else?” Raven replies, moving to sit with his feet in the hole.
“Watch out,” he shouts as another hedge hurtles past them. “You
don't recognise his voice?”
“He
never speaks,” is the reply, “Not since your... not since he met
you.”
“Well
I don't want to meet him again. How on earth did he find us?”
Raven quickly manoeuvres himself to face the ladder. “Quick,” he
says, “Take my hand until we're both through the door.”
The
guide takes his hand and Raven begins his descent with one hand on
the ladder.
“You
opened a door but didn't go through, he'll be looking for that. If
the stories are true, he's very eager to make your re-acquaintance.”
“Corrrvusss,”
they hear again, as the guide begins his clumsy descent.
