Deceptive Silence

Luckily, there wasn't just one granary here, so all they could do was hope the grain in the others hadn't gone bad.

But things didn't go the way they hoped.

The first, second, and third granaries were all moldy and rotten. The fourth wasn't moldy, but the moment they forced the door open, thousands of startled rats poured out in a frenzy.

Each one was huge, with sharp snouts and bared fangs, nearl