The entire ride to Austin's mansion was silent. There was only the clip clopping of horse hooves, the rickety sound of the moving bandwagon, and the chirping of crickets. The atmosphere felt incredibly heavy.
Most of the men hopped off their bandwagons along the way back to Austin's mansion. In a bandwagon of their own, Eva was seated beside Austin. Opposite them were more men who were in charge of keeping watch over her parents, while her parents laid unconscious on the floor of the bandwagon.
The sky was already dark by the time they reached back.