Seth hears voice

  "Yes, yes, look upon me, grant me mercy, pardon me, Wise One, and I will serve you well. "

  Grandpa had one hand on a block and the other on a sconce. Kendra stood beside him, telling him what to say.

  The ghastly voice became more intense. "Behold me, Mighty One, pity me, speak to me, answer me. "

  "Seth!" Coulter said, approaching with the torch and snapping his fingers. "What's your interest in that door?"

  Seth wrenched his gaze away from the iron door. "I hear a voice. "

  Grandpa turned away from the wall. "A voice? The fiend in that cell doesn't speak. "

Chapter 9