Chapters 11-12 Summary

As the group makes its way along a raging underground river, Hunter, responding to Richard's query, explains that she has long hunted the mythical beasts of the Underground and that she intends to slay the Beast of London. The conversation is cut short by the sudden arrival of a noxious London Fog, wafting up from a time pocket of London's industrial past.

As the travelers make their way through a stinking marsh, they come to a bridge. There they encounter a group of black-skinned friars, the very "Black Friars" they seek. To win the key, each of the group must undergo a challenge. Hunter bests one of the friars in a quarterstaff duel. Door answers a riddle.

Having yet to face a challenge, the last and most dangerous task falls to Richard. Hunter offers to go in Richard's stead, but the...