She and Allan Chapter 20 - The Gate of Death

In which the weary narrator, entangled in the bewildering intrigues and veiled mockeries of the mysterious Ayesha, contemplates the strange aftermath of battle and the ominous events that surround them in the dreary realm of Kôr. He and his stout-hearted companion Umslopogaas prepare to confront the dread Gates of Death—an eerie passage promised by the White Queen, where souls are said to tread beyond mortal ken.