William and Lucielle came back before Arthur had allowed me to come back. I explained what happened to the others (mostly William) and waited for their reactions.
“I see,” was all that William said. Lucielle stayed silent. I had been expecting more, so I obviously was very disappointed from their lack of response.
A strange atmosphere settled over the three of us, one with an uncomfortable and strained silence. Had something happened? Something must’ve happened for even William to be quiet for such an extended period of time.
It wasn’t that I particularly cared... I was just curious. I picked up the book that I had been reading earlier and flipped it open, eyes scanning over the same sentences over and over; my brain wasn’t able to process any of the text. I kept sneaking glances at Wil
