Vanessa's POV:
We both stooped as we tilted our heads towards the door. It was open, and the room was dark. That was unusual.
Chuck shut his eyes and sniffed around, trying to catch a whim of the intruder's scent in the room, but there was none. He slowly stood up and took my hand in his, helping me up too.
"Someone is here." He mumbled to me and I could feel his hold on my hand tighten. "They dared come into this place. That's a terrible mistake."
Before I could tell what was going on or what Chuck was up to, I caught sight of a silver dagger which immediately reflected the moonlight coming from the window, getting thrown towards the left and a groan followed after. Chuck had skillfully thrown the dagger at the intruder, without me noticing it until it hit his target.
I gasped an
