My heartbeat stormed louder into Sasha's body with every step I took. The tavern looked exactly like I thought it would with long crossbeams of sanded wood lining the walls and a sawdust floor. Flames danced shadows over the walls from inside glass lanterns hung on the walls every few feet. 

We came to an intersection, and to the left was the front exit, not the one I'd originally entered through, and the right led toward a mystery. And the sound of something heavy crashing to ...