The image was so vivid, so real, that it sent a shiver down my spine.
What was that? I blinked hard, my eyes wide with shock and confusion. I rubbed them vigorously, trying to dispel the terrifying vision. When I looked again, everything was as it should be. There was no sword, no sign of the eerie death that had just haunted my sight. The world seemed to have righted itself, but the fear in my heart remained.
"Is something wrong?" Richard's voice, soft and filled with concern, broke through my thoughts. He looked down at me, his eyes searching mine.
"N - no, it's nothing. I just..." I shook my head, my words trailing off. The shrill sound of urgent sirens suddenly wailed in the distance. The piercing noise cut through the quiet night, jolting us both out of our reverie.
Without a word
