{SHILOH}
It was unusually quiet the next morning. I opened the blinds to the stillness outside.
Our window faced the courtyard, so usually, there was a flurry of activity in the morning. The table of bagels, muffins, fruit, and coffee had been set up, but no one was using it. Yesterday, I watched staff move back and forth, using the courtyard as a shortcut. Guard members constantly streamed in and out until the food and coffee were gone.
Today, it looked like the table hadn't been touched since the food had been placed out there. An inkling of unease slithered through me. Generally, this kind of still meant that the guards were all busy with some emergency, but I suspected Asher would have alerted me if that was the problem.
Maybe I was just making a problem in my head because we hadn't been able to catch a break. I was tense and waiting for the next shoe to drop.
