A dark connection (1)

The whine of the chilly wind resounded around the carriage wheels as they slid roughshod across the uneven forest floor leading to the castle.

The carriage was completely silent, until Vladmir shattered the hush with a short laugh.

Esmeralda and Ophelia gave him questioning looks.

"Oh!" Vladmir questioned as if he were unaware of their presence around him. "It all starts in five, four, three, two, one." 

Vladmir was propelled forward by the abrupt stop of the carriage, and he immediately banged his head against the hard wooden wall. He grimaced, rubbing his head, and pulled himself back to settle comfortably on the chair as Ophelia and Esmeralda giggled. 

"What are you talking about?" Esmeralda laughed as she questioned.

There was a low howl at that very moment, which was unexpectedly followed by many others.

Ophelia's eyes grew wider. "There are werewolves in this forest?"