Chapter 14: Attack

Konstantin and I remained seated at the table.

He appeared to be focusing on the wall behind me. I felt unsettled because his expression didn’t change and his face was almost scrunched. I didn’t hear a sound but I guessed that he did.

I didn’t ask him what the matter was. I waited. He would tell me eventually if it was something bad and I would follow his instructions. Until then, all I could do was sit next to him and wait for whatever this was to pass.

The pupils of his eyes were larger than before. It was a somewhat scary sight. I had never seen pupils so large before. I didn’t dare to move. I felt like I would distract him in some way. I strained my ears in hopes to hear something but so far, nothing. I hadn’t heard what he did.

I didn’t sense a threat.

“Hide, guest,” he said in a voice a little above a whisper. He didn’t sound at all bothered and I didn’t know whether he was being serious or not. “Things are about to get complicated.”

Konstantin stood up slowly. Majestically.