[Realm: Álfheimr]
[Location: The Deathless Fortress]
The trip down through the fortress should not have been long. In terms of distance, it wasn't. But every step had been full of tension—every movement needed to avoid the Deseruit Beasts prowling the ruined corridors. More than once, the three of them had to press themselves against stone walls or duck behind collapsed pillars as another huge Deseruit Beast prowled past.
Alexander found himself repeatedly checking Ivan, then checking Robert, then checking the dark corridors around them. Even Robert, for all his relaxed demeanor, walked quietly, like a man who understood the seriousness of the place even if he didn't show it.
At the end of a swirling stairwell carved directly into the stone, they came to a stop. They reached what was beneath the fortress.
