to her room hidden deep within the tall palace, sitting by

ing the pages of her book and beginning to read. 'It'

time later, breathing heavily from their excu

ose one' Luke

, 'we almost got roped into a

to know all th

hen we grow up' Cam said. 'It's not

still got a lot to

do you

other people get t

d back. 'And no one is

t for

we hardl

t's a go

n' he said. 'I hate these dark

down into the prisons?' Luke as

' Cam said angrily. 'Just the thought of that plac

ed. 'They were lik

Cam told him, 'I heard screams once

hey made their way forwards through th

d back he

d. 'Maybe he hated th

underground in a place like this....in the dark....I'd like t

s they went. 'Come on' he

rough the catacombs underground. Their only light came from a single tiny w

alked, and by the time they reached the wall from which th

to go first

e muttered under his breath.

it's only f

er and gritting his teeth against the chil

through the water. He drew a deep breath, and plunged into the river, swimming upstream and following the river bed. He was a strong

ed out of the rocky pool, turning and helping Cam out of the water as he surfaced behind him. Cam ran h

ky is clear, it's going to be a go

eezing the water from it before putting it back on ag

ily, throwing his arms out and holding them there, as if wa

e been out here' Luke said, '

ain. 'Let's go there' he said pointing in a

balancing precariously on the uneven rocks

through the waves, splashing and wresting with each other in the water, before setting of again for th

why we ever stopped coming.' He turned in a full circle as he walked, taking in the open and