Chapter 18 c Foolish Defiance

Iggy wanted to disappear. He lowered his head, and saw nothing but the steps pass underneath as they walked on. Although neither of them were using the disguise of darkness, the shadow beneath them was enough to turn the white in the tile black. Then, the steps stopped coming.

The lower level was an enormous room with hallways and corridors branching off of it like the roots to a tree. There were many people and many conversations which diminished into silence within three seconds from the moment that Halina and Iggy entered their awareness zones, and continued in utter silence as they watched them pass.

They came to a stop in front of two tall double wooden doors with two small door handles. Halina untwisted her limb and planted both hands on a doorknob. Together, she turned and pushed the door ajar.