章節 43: All Of Us Are Dead

Closing the door behind her and locking it to avoid any more incoming disturbances, everyone quietly took a seat on the chairs they could find in Orson's large study room. With only the lamplights on and the curtains closed, the study room appeared dim, and the air carried a mixture of anxiety and focus.

Rounding each other with their chairs and forming a circle, silence suddenly reigned between everyone, and all eyes were now fixed on Madeline as they waited for her to explain where she'd seen someone with that same description Auriela had told Cassian about.

"Are you sure about what you saw?" Cassian asked cryptically. He didn't want Madeline to get involved any further than she already was, and if it was possible for her to have spotted someone who had the exact features Auriela had mentioned, then that only rings a negative bell in his head.