Ten minutes passed and not a sound came from within.
"It's too quiet," Siggen said. "I don't like it."
"We'll go in now," Ostby said.
Once in the palace Siggen called over one of his men. "Anything doing?" he asked.
"Nothing," the man replied. "The whole place seems deserted."
"What do we do now?" Siggen asked, turning to Ostby.
"We'll go upstairs. Magogar should be there."
"Will I bring along some of the men?"
"No," Ostby said. "I have a feeling that we won't need them."
Siggen and Ostby went slowly up the stairway. When they reached the room that housed the Brain, Ostby entered first.