I looked up at the night sky, moonlight illuminating a dark, cloudless canvas. It was a stark contrast with the roiling storm inside me. A sigh escaped my mouth as I moved inside... and waited.
"We can just sit here and do nothing," my brother said, although that was exactly what he was doing. What else could be done, anyway?
"Let it pass for one more night, Leon. Then we can see what we can do tomorrow," I tried soothing his ruffled feathers.
My brother stood up and started pacing my office. The lights were out, and everything was bathed in silver light from outside. I could barely distinguish the silhouettes of the furniture, but I could clearly see how distraught Leon was.
"Sit. I don't want this to turn into a bigger mess," I chided him.
My brother glared at me, but he did as he w
