He looked down, found himself ankle-deep in the surf with a wave oncoming, and headed further up the beach for drier land, Furry right behind him.He looked down, found himself ankle-deep in the surf with a wave oncoming, and headed further up the beach for drier land, Furry right behind him. "Well, here we are." "One of the most mysterious places on all of Pendor," Furry said, looking around. "I wonder why?" "They say that only Shardiks and their guests ever come here. I think I'm the first Terran to set foot here since Katherine Moran." "I don't think she qualified as a Terran when she was able to visit the island, if she's ever been here," Furry pointed out. "Come on, let's go take a look around." The island was essentially a hill sticking out of the ocean, made of a hard rock surface that surged and plunged across the terrain. Evergreen trees dotted the island, much out of keeping with the tropical palms that grew inside the bowl the Castle hovered over. The one landmark on the entire island was the Monastery, a low, circular building made of rough-hewn stone with a low, coppery-green dome on top. There were two doors, one each on opposite sides of the building, and six windows, evenly spaced with the doors. "Do you think it's locked?" Nickolai asked. "One way to find out," Furry said, walking up and tugging one of the door-handles. |