Arad's eyes shifted toward the priestess. He couldn't see her eyes, but could feel her sharp gaze. She heard the Terror speak, "Let's speak inside the private quarter." She turned around and started walking away.
Seeing her, Arad scratched the back of his head. ^Merlin said she'll help, so let's see what she can do.^ He started following her. But the Terror immediately grabbed his wrist, "You trust her?"
"I trust Merlin," Arad replied with a smile and started following the priestess. The Terror scowled and followed him. Soon, the two found themselves trailing behind the priestess in an increasingly darker and darker hallway.
It didn't take them more than a few seconds to start walking in pure darkness. With each step Arad took, he could feel something brushing over his skin that felt as soft as cotton or feathers. His whole body felt as if it had been submerged in warm water, and he slowly lost sensation of the ground beneath his feet.
