Forward they cantered, till the broad road turned to the left, and in that faint light they were hidden.
"Away!" said Godwin, shaking his reins.
Forward leapt the horses at speed.

Again Godwin turned, taking that road which ran round the city wall and through the gardens, leaving the guest-castle to the left, whereas their escort followed that whereby they had come, which passed along the main street of the inner town, thinking that they were ahead of them.
Three minutes more and they were in the lonely gardens, in which that night no women wandered and no neophytes dreamed in the pavilions.
"Wulf," said Godwin, as they swept forward, skimming the turf like swallows, "draw your sword and be ready.

Remember the secret cave may be guarded, and, if so, we must kill or be killed." Wulf nodded, and next instant two long blades flashed in the moonlight, for the little cloud had passed away.

Within a hundred paces of them rose the tall rock, but between it and the mound were two mounted guards.

These heard the beating of horses' hoofs, and wheeling about, stared to see two armed knights sweeping down upon them like a whirlwind.