Chapter 26: The Longest night pt 2

Monkey followed Aldo down the hidden passage. Candle dimly lit the path. At first Monkey thought the man was just crazy, but after what he had witness, he couldn’t rule out anything anymore.

“What is going on down here?”

He just wanted an easy night, seems like it wasn’t going to happen.

“So, the Ratte live underground?” Monkey asked.

“It varies... while most live above ground there are those who find comfort and safety being surrounded by walls.”

Monkey understood, it been months now but his time living in the cathedral... well, he never felt safer.

Aldo stopped, motioning for Monkey to be quiet. They waited for a moment but heard nothing. Still, Aldo did not move forward.

A moment later they heard footsteps and voices coming up the stairs.

“it’s been too long, what is he doing up there?”

“Sleeping like always, keeping watch is a boring job.”

“it’s an easy job, he should be lucky he’s not skinning the bodies with Stefan.”

“Guys a freak, he enjoys this too mu-”