“It started when Alex gave me permission to explore the passageways,” Cassidy said. “I’ve dedicated my life to our history. These tunnels beneath the oldest building in our world were irresistible to me.”
“Alex loves history too,” I reminded her. “I’m surprised he’s not here with you.”
“He has a touch of claustrophobia,” Cassidy explained. “He entered the passageway near the bathroom with me once and had to leave in just a few minutes.”
I didn’t know Alex was claustrophobic. But a powerful man like him would hide anything he perceived as a weakness.
“So why are you here in the passages every day?” I asked, eager to hear Cassidy’s secrets.
“Originally, Alex gave me permission to attempt to find the undiscovered seventh set of Ivory Columns,” Cassidy explained.
“The entrance to Lycaon’
