"If we don't hurry up, Zog will begin to smile, and when he smiles there is trouble brewing." The queen sighed.

"Lead the way, Sacho," she said.

"We will follow." The boy bowed again, and going to an archway, held aside the curtains for them.

They first swam into a small anteroom which led into a long corridor, at the end of which was another curtained arch.

Through this Sacho also guided them, and now they found themselves in a cleverly constructed maze.