24. She stealths successfully

Malene darts down the hall, tucking herself into alcoves and keeping her head down. She makes her way to an ornate oak door with draconic runes over the arch. She hadn’t paid attention to learn magic, so she wasn’t sure what they said, but based on the map this should be The Oratory.

The door creaks slightly as she opens it and she peeks through.

On the other side is what looks like an auditorium. Rows of seats slope downward to a stage at the center. They surround the stage, allowing an audience to watch what happened there from any angle. On the stage was a platform… no, an altar. It had runes surrounding the lip in a language Malene didn’t recognize. She shivered. Whatever happened here she didn’t want to know about it.

Shutting the door behind her and staying low, Malene began to traverse the rows of seats to the exit on the other side.