Chapter 30: House cleaning
Irwin clenched the sword handle hard as Daubutim opened the door and looked outside. When he pulled back quickly, Irwin got ready to attack.
"It's dark, you look," Daubutim whispered.
Right.
Irwin snuck forward to the door opening and looked outside. An empty and unlit corridor led left and right. The walls were made of dark gray stones with thin lines between them. The right ended in a dead end with one more door on the opposite wall of where he sat. Left continued on for a while with a dozen doors on either side until ending in a split.
"It's empty," Irwin whispered. "Let's go."
He stepped outside, quickly followed by Daubutim, who had a belt with two swords attached to his waist. His club and shield were raised, and he looked around before shaking his head.
"I can barely see anything," he whispered. "You take the lead. Go right first. We need to make sure there's nobody in there, so our back is secure."
Irwin nodded as Daubutim closed the door behind them. If he'd not been so on edge, he'd have been more impressed with how well-trained Daubutim seemed to be. The next door was a copy of their own. He listened, but there was no sound from inside, and seeing Daubutim ready himself to storm in, he opened the door slowly.
Behind it was a room similar to the one they had arrived in, except for the portal and the dead bodies. He snuck in and looked around, suddenly realizing something.
"Alright, this is good," Daubutim said. "Let's go and check the other rooms."
"Wait," Irwin whispered as he beckoned the other inside.
"What?" Daubutim asked, but he quickly closed the door, looking around as if expecting trouble.