The Kingdom of Beasts (2)

The tunnel at the inn…

Yllana felt like it took them an hour to walk until they reached the end of the passageway. She began to feel that the air is getting thinner. Azimuth held her shoulder and gave a whiff of air around her, making her feel better. She smiled back at him. She was about to ask the old man when he suddenly raised his hand and waved it towards them. 

That end was wider than the passage. They had space to move around and the wall in front of them was wide that she could stretch out her arms and still leave some space on the sides.

"Thank you, young lady. But no, I won't need that demon's help." Yllana was stunned. The old man did not sound sarcastic nor did it feel like he was disgusted as he said it. He placed his hand on the wall at the end of the tunnel. He let it hover over the bricks as if searching for something. Maybe a switch?