The Home Guard

Ryan smiled as he went to fetch his friends in the Home Guard. If Roh was going to address the council, he was sure most of his friends in the Home Guard would want to come. His footsteps were silent as he approached the wall of the castle. He reached up to the highest row of bricks and pressed his first finger on the fourth brick from the left. It glowed a brilliant red for a heartbeat, then the entire wall folded back into a dark tunnel. Ryan disappeared into the tunnel, and the wall reinstated itself behind him.
He navigated the twists and turns of the tunnel with ease born of familiarity. Ryan quickly navigated to the center of the castle. He entered a large stone room. The light flickered warmly against the stone walls from the huge fire burning in the huge fireplace. He looked for his friends. They were sitting at a table in the corner by the fireplace, playing cards. They would want to come Roh's meetings with the council were legendary. Her brother was an excellent diplomat. Roh was not. She had been known to start screaming at the council, and throwing knives st them. There was one memorable occasion where she had become so angry at the way they were treating her, her hand had burned right through the table. The mark was still there. Will hadn't been there that day, and Will left it there as a reminder that his sister was no baby.
Ryan approached the table silently, and tapped the nearest one on the shoulder. Sam turned and looked up at him. She patted the seat next to her lightly. "Come play with us" she invited him.
He grinned. "Can't. Roh's addressing the council, and Ben's sent me to get you all." Sam chuckled and rose to her feet, followed by the rest of the group. One of them shoved the cards back in the box, and they briskly walked out of the stone room into the twisting tunnels that would lead them to the council room.