A King by Night

Gwendda sat up in bed and listened. There came to her the sound of deep, irregular breathing. It did not come from within the room, but from the corridor. She was out of bed in an instant, and went toward the door. She heard it again-an indescribable sound. She put her hand on the knob of the door. It turned slowly in her hand-something was trying to get into the room. "Who's there?" she whispered. For answer some huge body was suddenly flung at the panel, and she felt it sag under the weig...