She sagged back against the wall. Once again, her eyes began to glaze.
Burke said, "Minos, your husband ... is Minos one of them?"
Startlement. "Don't take him! Don't take my baby! I won't let them have him! I'll get him back! I will—"
The woman struck out at Burke, then ran.
Sickness in him, he followed.
Only this time, she turned sharply; plunged down a narrow flight of stairs.
Cursing, Burke half-fell down the steps.
It was dark at the bottom. He could see nothing of Pasiphae. But her footsteps still sounded so, groping, he tried to follow.
The next instant he stepped off into hip-deep water. Floundering, he fought for balance.