Catt was awakened by the chattering of her own teeth. She had no idea how long she had been asleep there under the shelf of shields, but the cold stone floor had sapped away all the warmth in her body.

Catt clambered out from her hiding place. The terror that had kept her there was momentarily forgotten.

The armory seemed darker than before. Whatever magical lamps had illuminated it before were dimmed now.

Hugging her arms around herself and shivering, Catt made her way back to the door...