Side Story (13)

"Ah, that was a good laugh!" Third Highest Priest Altrois exclaimed after his laughter subsided and he regained his composure once again. His eyes sparkled in amusement, looking at the two ladies standing before him.

Cassandra and Elizabeth weren't sure what to do. It felt like the atmosphere between them became awkward. How wouldn't it be? They were simply aghast to witness the priest lost all his screws, and now, the same man was staring at them, his arms folded together in his back as if he was an old wise man brooding about something deep.

The clouds engulfed the full moon hanging in the sky, dimming the surroundings. The silence that settled between the three was broken by a far distant howl of a wolf from the mountains.