When Ivan approached the towering double door at his left, the bulky guards let him through without delay, swiftly unlocking the door and granting him access into the orb room, but when it got to Samantha, the young woman gasped when they meticulously blocked her path with their gigantic swords, their glaring eyes denying her any form of entry, whilst she cowered back in fear, but that was until they heard Lord Ivan speak as he turned to look at the guards.
"She's with me, let her through."
At Lord Ivan's command, the guards stepped aside for the half-frightened Samantha to quickly pass through. When her feet stepped on the stone stairs that led her further into the courtyard, she heard the door close shut behind her with a heavy bang, causing her body to jolt in reaction. The tiny hairs on her skin were giving her body goosebumps, and when she turned to look at the door, an unsettling feeling tugged at her nerves.
