SCENE 3. GRAVEYARD ENTRANCE. NIGHT

A quiet graveyard under a summer night sky.

SOUND: Summer night ambience. Harnesses jingle. Hooves click on pavement.

SOUND: Horses stop. A man dismounts. Harness jingles. Silk dress rustles as the woman dismounts with his help.

SOUND: Soft chuckle. Light feminine steps followed by heavier ones.

SOUND: Old iron gates creak open — heavy and unoiled.

MAIDEN

Gracious me... I never imagined such charm could dwell in a place like this.

ANTAGONIST

The moon is generous with her light... even to the dead. This way.

SOUND: Graveyard ambience. Two sets of footsteps. A spell being cast.

SOUND: The Maiden gasps faintly in pain.

MAIDEN

Good Lord... Masons magic… It exists!

SOUND: A harsh grating sound as a heavy marble door slowly opens.