by SunnyJustice » Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:17 pm
Timpani was tempted to swear even more, just to see the look on Silas' face. He had the most adorable little face. But her irritation had passed, so she wasn't in the mood for profanity. She would express her anger when she got angry, and then it would be gone. Timpani didn't linger on things.
"We never found the body. The whole lake was searched by people who could breathe underwater, but we found nothing. I don't even know how it would work." Cilan shrugged. "If I actually did die, I don't know if there would be a body." He seemed to be very uncomfortable, thanks to the rain, and he walked back until he was leaning against Rowan.
"I swear she's out there," Timpani muttered. She was pretty much leaning over Silas as a human shield. Somebody grabbed her shoulder and yelled in her ear, something about rain and heading back inside.
Cadence blared the trumpet again. "Last call for Windwoods citizens! We are heading to the mansion in five minutes, so get a move on!"
Timpani clenched her fists, then shouted even louder. "Hurry or you will answer to me!" she shouted at the top of her lungs, furious that some people were holding up the entire village. And then the last person, Guinevere, showed up.
Lightning flashed, revealing Cadence's enraged face at the late arrival (she couldn't even see who it was). She played the loudest, highest note possible on the trumpet. "All citizens of Windwoods, including those on the roof! Get inside my mansion immediately! GET MOVING!"
She leaped off the fountain, somehow landing on her feet. A stampede of feet was heading towards the mansion. "No one will see you," Timpani muttered to Silas before picking him up like a child. She carried him as she speed-walked. Rowan, Cilan, Cyprian and the others easily passed her, but they were too caught up running to even notice.
When they got back into the mansion, everyone was drenched. The entire village fit in this front foyer. Cadence was at the door, holding a greatsword and looking ready to decapitate someone.
Cyprian shook his head. Now that woman was annoying. He ignored Cilan, who was being dried off with a towel by Rowan. He ignored Gavotte, who had come inside. He even ignored Timpani, who carried that little twerp boy into the building. Now that Casedy girl was bothering him again. "The disgrace do you mean by that?" he swore.
Rain continued to pour down ridiculously outside, freezing when it hit the ground. The house would be flooded, except the water had froze, and ice couldn't get in through the cracks. It was pitch black outside. Cyprian was facing the girl, and the window was right behind her. Lightning flashed, and Cyprian swore he could see dark tendrils crawling up the sky from the horizon... what the disgrace was happening?