The men passed on, their light held so that Heraklas did not see their faces.

But the hasty glimpse that the lad had of his surroundings told him that the beast he had crept away from was a lion that was securely caged in one portion of the hold.
Softly the two men proceeded toward the direction from which Heraklas had heard sounds.

Stealthily Heraklas rose.

He surmised where the two men were going.

He wished, yet hardly dared, to follow.
The light swung one side.