“They go to my special place, the Holy Cave,” replied the voice, which Guy noticed, had moved again.
“And where is that?”
“The Holy Cave is where no one enters,” replied the voice harshly. “It is my home.”
“So you live down here?”
“This is my kingdom; you may only enter and leave with my permission.”
“Are you telling me that your family has lived here for generations?” asked Guy incredulously, "a subterranean family".
“There's only me left, I live with humans when it suits me. They trust me, as they have all my family, with the guardianship of the caves. We protect the world from intruders,” continued the voice moving again. “It is the law of the kingdom and has been so for hundreds of years.”
“He's bloody mad,” whispered Guy urgently to Leila. “I need to try and make a move before
