He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth as he waited for the noise to stop. When he opened his eyes an eternity later, the tapestry hadn’t moved. He breathed a sigh of relief, hoping against hope that maybe Meranax hadn’t heard that. Then he realised he suddenly couldn’t hear her moving around beyond the tapestry anymore. He looked to his right and saw the terrible eye of the massive dragon staring at him from the gap between the tapestry and the wall.