asked Ryder. “Of course!” he replied. Ryder and the other creatures snuck through the damp grass and approached the wall. The air, thick and warm, caused beads of perspiration to form on everyone’s brows. Pidifer put one hand on the wall and then patted the ground in several spots with the other. “Okay, it should be right around here.” “It’s so dark out here. How are you going to find anything?” whispered Albie. Ignoring his comrade’s questions, Pidifer kept patting the ground, looking for something. “Yup! Here it is. I found it!” Ryder squinted and tried to make out what Pidifer had found. Pidifer motioned for everyone to come closer. “Ready? The quicker we get out of sight, the better!” They all nodded in agreement. The orvba carefully turned a mechanism that was cleverly disguised as a protruding stone near the base of the wall.
