The Last Chosen Summoner

59| Intruders at Mowark House

Eryk pressed his palm against the wall and pushed hard. Part of the wall sunk inward. The hidden narrow door swung inward silently.

"How did you know the door was there?" asked White uneasily.

"I don't know," replied Eryk as he walked through the door. Or maybe, somehow, he actually knew.

The room inside was somber. There is only dim light.

"This must be one of the towers because it is perfectly circular with a single-window high above. It looks more like a cell."

Eryk saw a wooden chair, an old wardrobe, and a dirty sink. However, all those details went unnoticed. When Eryk's eyes were fixated on the object in the middle of the room.

He saw a glass case containing a red velvet pillow. On the pillow lay a meter-long sword. The blade is black and slightly curved in the middle.

It looked like an ancient artifact dug out of the ground and polished to a shiny surface. The hilt was protected by curved metal claws and covered in a thin, black leather layer. There is writing stamped along th