Iven knocked with the iron bar.
The sound went into the plate door and came back along the narrow passage.
“Public watch,” the officer called beside him. “The keeper’s access is being restored. Unbar the door and step back.”
Someone on the other side moved close enough to darken the light beneath it.
“Street entrance,” a man said.
“The street entrance has refused us.”
“Then you’ve been refused.”
The shadow withdrew.
