Gendry followed the Red Priestess, intending to enter the secret passage within Castle of Dragonstone.
Gendry crossed Castle of Dragonstone and reached its main keep, the Stone Drum Tower. The world-famous Painted Table Chamber was a circular room at its summit.
A lofty arched stone bridge connected the Stone Drum Tower to the Dungeon Tower through the air.
Gendry, the Red Priestess, and Ser Barristan Selmy walked across the Arch Bridge. A young king in gold, a priestess in red, and an old knight in white.
"Flames make people tremble," the Red Priestess told Gendry.
"This should be the place with the greatest concentration of fire in the Seven Kingdoms." Gendry felt the temperature slowly rising.
"Not merely the Seven Kingdoms, but the entire Known World, apart from the Fourteen Flames in the ruins of Valyria."
The three entered Dragonstone's Black Cells. Though somewhat damp, since Dragonstone stood near the sea, the Black Cells were usually warm.
"Hot." Gendry pressed his hand against the black wall on the first level of the Black Cells and felt its warmth.
The Red Priestess led them farther down, to the second and third levels.
The smooth rock passages beneath Dragonstone were usually warm. The farther down they went, the warmer it felt.
They continued inward through hidden ladders and passages, turning this way and that, feeling as though they were climbing and descending at an angle.
Gendry followed Melisandre for a very, very long time. The secret passage from Dragonstone toward the center of Dragonmont was far too extreme, utterly unsuitable for people to traverse.
"Your Grace, this passage reaches as far as the center of Dragonmont. But forgive me, it is all flames and molten rock there," the Red Priestess said apologetically.
Gendry felt a scorching pressure in the air that constricted