Quick write inspired by music.
By Anna Garthwaite | Posted: Wednesday June 28, 2017
As I creep through the massive hall, I notice a line of stone statues on either side of me. They are knights, or perhaps lords. Their outstretched arms point me, and very obviously so, towards the other end of the corridor. I see a shaft of light emerge from underneath a highly decorated steel door, and I hear muffled voices coming from behind it. I wonder if the statues are giving me a sign, or if they are hiding something from view. I walk behind one of the statues and suddenly notice a staircase next to the door that was not there before, so I thought. As I quietly run over to the stairs, I notice that the door is opening, very slowly. I start sprinting up the stairs, and to the top, where I can see something else hidden from anyone on the lower floor, but before I can further investigate, I hear another set of footsteps coming up the marble case...