they raced after their guide. Conan could see in the dark no better than
she, but he possessed a sort of instinct that made his course unerring.
Without his support and guidance adult site women in garters she would have fallen or stumbled against
the wall. Down the corridor they sped, while the swift patter of flying
feet drew closer and closer, and then suddenly Techotl panted: "Here is the
stair! After me, quick! adult site women in garters Oh, quick!"
His hand came out of adult site women in garters the dark and caught Valeria's wrist as she stumbled
blindly on the steps. She felt herself half dragged, half lifted up the
winding stair, while Conan adult site women in garters released her and turned on the steps, his ears
and instincts telling him their adult site women in garters foes were hard at their backs. And the
sounds were not all those of human feet.
Something came writhing up the steps, something that slithered and
rustled and adult site women in garters brought a chill in the air with it. Adult site women in garters conan lashed down with his
great adult site women in garters sword and felt the blade shear through something that might have been
flesh and bone, and cut deep into the stair beneath. Something touched his
foot that chilled like the touch of frost, and then the darkness beneath
him was disturbed by a frightful thrashing and lashing, and a man cried out
in agony.
The adult site women in garters next moment Conan was racing up the winding staircase, and through a
door that stood open at the head.
adult site women in garters Valeria and Techotl were already through, and Techotl slammed the door
and shot a bolt across it-the first Conan had seen since they had left
adult site women in garters the
outer gate.
adult site women in garters then he turned and ran across the well-lighted adult site women in garters chamber into which they
had come, and as they passed adult site women in garters through the farther door, Conan glanced back
adult site women in garters and saw the door groaning and straining under heavy pressure violently
applied from adult site women in garters the other side.
Though Techotl did not abate adult site women in garters either his speed or his caution, he seemed
more confident now. He had the air of a man who had come into familiar
territory, within call of friends.
Adult site women in garters but Conan renewed his terror by asking: "What was that thing I adult site women in garters fought on
the stairs?"
"The men of Xotalanc," answered Techotl, without looking back. "I told
you the halls were full of them."
"This wasn't a man," grunted Conan. "It was something that crawled, and
it was as cold as ice adult site women in garters to the touch. I think I cut it asunder. It fell back
on the men who adult site women in garters were following us, adult site women in garters and must have killed one of them in its
death adult site women in garters throes."
Techotl's head
jerked back, his face adult site women in garters ashy