I felt a slight tugging but for the most part we moved swiftly, the world seeming to flash around us. He was much better at this then I was.

When we stopped, we were standing in a vast room. The floor appeared to be marble, and the ceilings were two stories high. It gave the impression that we were in some great cathedral. Torches gave a warm and bright feel to an otherwise cold room.

The furnishings consisted of a huge four-poster bed cloaked on four sides by a rich ...