Hans of Iceland Chapter XXII

In which two weary travellers, scaling the barren heights of Oëlmœ cliff beneath the uncertain light of the moon, encounter the haunting relics and mysterious shadows of an ancient Norwegian fortress steeped in legend. Amid spectral eyes and whispered fears, the frail courage of a learned keeper is tested by the sudden, grim arrival of a sinister figure whose ominous presence chills the silence of the ruins.