Chapter 23 : Perspective

*Reginald*

“Reginald, please open the door. It’s an emergency!” I hear Tanya yell from outside my room.

I throw down my book and race to open the door. Tanya is standing there with a panicked look in her eyes.

“What? What is it?” I ask her. “Is everyone okay?”

“No…” Tanya took a deep breath. “Fredrick was found dead in the woods.”

She pauses for a moment, allowing me to process that one of our own is dead. I can’t believe it. I put a hand over my heart. Tanya and I share a look of agony. One tear falls down her face.

“There were signs that it was a monster hunter. Shane told me to tell all the elders. They are preparing for a meeting in their own rooms, and they ask you to do the same. Someone will come to inform you when everything is ready,” Tanya says quickly, then runs off, I assume to cry alone.