A frightening myriad of questions ran through Robin's mind as he tensed with anticipation for the arrival of the enemy pirates.
He clutched the knife that Andras gave him, his hand trembling at the thought of using the dangerous weapon to kill the enemy pirates in order to protect his own life.
Soon they would be walking past the trapdoor, one of the pirates was very rotund and jiggled in the waist area in his hand he held a leftover turkey foot.
Meat probably leftover from the wedding feast in the dining room.
The way he was gnawing on the chicken bone reminded Robin of the dead rats and it made his stomach turn.
Both men were so deep in conversation that they failed to notice the outline of the trapdoor as Robin had not closed it properly with the latch thinking he would return shortly.
The more obese of the two pirates stepped on the trapdoor and then paused.
"Did you hear that?" asked the obese one.
"What?" asked his companion.
