If Aiden could have a feria, which is the currency of Espera, for every time he thought nothing could go wrong, he'd have two ferias- which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.
Because in no way that they stayed out of the issue.
The common room was eerily silent when they stepped inside, the warmth of the fire doing little to dispel the unsettling stillness. The usual murmurs of conversation, laughter, and movement were missing, replaced by an emptiness that made the space feel strangely hollow.
Most of the students were probably still at dinner, which made sense, but Aiden had expected at least some of them to be back by now.
Adrian stretched, rolling his shoulders as he glanced around. "Finally, some peace and-"
His words were cut off by a sudden, startled yell.
"What the-?!"
Aiden and Sevan snapped their heads up to see what had made Adrian shouted, only to freeze at the sight above them.
