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Chapter 7
As the group made their way gingerly down the passage of uneven rock they could all feel the atmosphere gradually tensing. Cradling his injured arm bound tightly in gauze, Nigel couldn't help but sharply look over his shoulder suspiciously every now and then.
Sydney too seemed in a wary state of mind and, although she wouldn't say anything to Nigel about it, she couldn't help wondering how far they could trust his alleged friends.
After all, she knew barely a thing about them and how did they know that the dark figure that had attempted to kill her TA wasn't Devon or Katrina? Having said that, Nigel obviously trusted them and she had every faith in him, but then it wouldn't be the first time their supposed allies had turned on them.
Almost bumping into Faith, Nigel realized that the group had come to a standstill. Shinning her torch in the direction of the two, Sydney could have sworn she saw Faith smile in a frankly seductive way at him before she moved over to retrieve another flashlight from Brionney, tossing her hair and making sure she brushed his uninjured arm softly as she slunk by in the confined space.
'That little bitch!' thought Sydney angrily as she watched the gothic woman shake the light to get the batteries going, 'how dare she go anywhere near my Nigel!'
"This is where the rabbit hole ends folks", announced Alex to the group, "the rest of the tunnel is blocked up, however, we did find slightly worn carvings on certain contours of the rock if you care to take a look?"
"Great," Nigel replied, feeling a bit more enthusiastic as he reached into his pack to find his digital camera, "can someone shine their light onto the wall so I can get some clear shots of what we have here?"
Noticing Faith opening her mouth, Sydney quickly jumped in between the two and declared louder than was necessary that she would love to assist him. Giving the blue haired woman a pointed look she ignored Nigel's slightly bemused one and crouched to get the beam of light in the right position.
"I don't believe it!"
"What is it Nige'?" asked Alex in response to Nigel's sudden gasp of amazement.
"I have a feeling we are definitely looking in the right place, look at these images," Nigel showed the group the pictures he had taken on the digital camera's memory card, "it looks like a shield, a goblet and, a sword. However, what is strange is that the sword appears to have small lines protruding from it, which leads me to think that our attention is supposed to be drawn to the sword, like it has some special significance above the others."
"What significance though?" said Sydney, thoughtfully.
"Maybe it has magical powers," suggested Brionney, jokingly.
Nigel and Sydney glanced at each other. "Actually, you may have something there, Bry'. After all, it was said that Galahad's sword did have some sort of mystical power that he only used for good, so proving his loyalty to God."
"True," agreed Sydney, "but only a few texts mention this so the theory was dismissed in regard to the legend."
"Hey guys, is it me or does this wall look a different colour to you?" asked Alex, examining the cave wall closely, scraping at it with his fingernails.
"You're right, it does look like it's a slightly different shade to the other walls," agreed Sydney, "it seems to be made of a significantly softer substance, I think we might be able to chisel it away if we tried. What do you think Nigel?"
"I think it's a great idea, after all, why would one wall be different from all the others? It's got to be that way for a reason, we've got some picks in the rucksack."
As the small group began the tedious work of chipping away at the stone they all stopped suddenly as they heard a strange rumbling sound coming from the mouth of the cave.
AN - if you have any ideas for further events in this fic, be sure to tell me in your review and I will do my best to include what I think would fit in with the story. Also, should Faith or Sydney get Nigel? (some of the historical facts in this may not be correct but have to be this way so they tie in with the fic)
Chapter 7
As the group made their way gingerly down the passage of uneven rock they could all feel the atmosphere gradually tensing. Cradling his injured arm bound tightly in gauze, Nigel couldn't help but sharply look over his shoulder suspiciously every now and then.
Sydney too seemed in a wary state of mind and, although she wouldn't say anything to Nigel about it, she couldn't help wondering how far they could trust his alleged friends.
After all, she knew barely a thing about them and how did they know that the dark figure that had attempted to kill her TA wasn't Devon or Katrina? Having said that, Nigel obviously trusted them and she had every faith in him, but then it wouldn't be the first time their supposed allies had turned on them.
Almost bumping into Faith, Nigel realized that the group had come to a standstill. Shinning her torch in the direction of the two, Sydney could have sworn she saw Faith smile in a frankly seductive way at him before she moved over to retrieve another flashlight from Brionney, tossing her hair and making sure she brushed his uninjured arm softly as she slunk by in the confined space.
'That little bitch!' thought Sydney angrily as she watched the gothic woman shake the light to get the batteries going, 'how dare she go anywhere near my Nigel!'
"This is where the rabbit hole ends folks", announced Alex to the group, "the rest of the tunnel is blocked up, however, we did find slightly worn carvings on certain contours of the rock if you care to take a look?"
"Great," Nigel replied, feeling a bit more enthusiastic as he reached into his pack to find his digital camera, "can someone shine their light onto the wall so I can get some clear shots of what we have here?"
Noticing Faith opening her mouth, Sydney quickly jumped in between the two and declared louder than was necessary that she would love to assist him. Giving the blue haired woman a pointed look she ignored Nigel's slightly bemused one and crouched to get the beam of light in the right position.
"I don't believe it!"
"What is it Nige'?" asked Alex in response to Nigel's sudden gasp of amazement.
"I have a feeling we are definitely looking in the right place, look at these images," Nigel showed the group the pictures he had taken on the digital camera's memory card, "it looks like a shield, a goblet and, a sword. However, what is strange is that the sword appears to have small lines protruding from it, which leads me to think that our attention is supposed to be drawn to the sword, like it has some special significance above the others."
"What significance though?" said Sydney, thoughtfully.
"Maybe it has magical powers," suggested Brionney, jokingly.
Nigel and Sydney glanced at each other. "Actually, you may have something there, Bry'. After all, it was said that Galahad's sword did have some sort of mystical power that he only used for good, so proving his loyalty to God."
"True," agreed Sydney, "but only a few texts mention this so the theory was dismissed in regard to the legend."
"Hey guys, is it me or does this wall look a different colour to you?" asked Alex, examining the cave wall closely, scraping at it with his fingernails.
"You're right, it does look like it's a slightly different shade to the other walls," agreed Sydney, "it seems to be made of a significantly softer substance, I think we might be able to chisel it away if we tried. What do you think Nigel?"
"I think it's a great idea, after all, why would one wall be different from all the others? It's got to be that way for a reason, we've got some picks in the rucksack."
As the small group began the tedious work of chipping away at the stone they all stopped suddenly as they heard a strange rumbling sound coming from the mouth of the cave.
AN - if you have any ideas for further events in this fic, be sure to tell me in your review and I will do my best to include what I think would fit in with the story. Also, should Faith or Sydney get Nigel? (some of the historical facts in this may not be correct but have to be this way so they tie in with the fic)