Chapter 205 A New Kind Of Weapon

• Alexander
• “Been a while since this entrance has been used,” I mumbled, sliding my fingers along the mortared seams of the ancient brick fireplace. After a few seconds of feeling around, I recognized the right spot by touch and took a knee in front of it. Yes, there it was— just enough space carved into the mortar that I could grip the front edges of one of the bricks, and pull on it…
• The loose brick came forward about an inch, but that was as far as it would go. When I met resistance I released the brick and it slid right back into its place. I heard movement from within the wall to the left of the fireplace a couple seconds later, and then finally a large wooden wall panel began to creak open, sloughing a thick layer of dust off its top edge as it pivoted forward into the room.