Evaline:
For a few seconds, all I heard through the earpiece was shuffling.
Quiet, muted, almost indistinguishable footsteps. The faint rasp of fabric. Breathing. Someone adjusting their stance. But no voices... none of the students spoke anymore.
Whatever this "offering" ritual demanded, it seemed to silence them completely the moment they approached that man.
I pressed the earpiece a little more firmly into my ear, leaning closer to the desk as if that might somehow sharpen the sound.
"Come on," I whispered to myself, straining to catch even a sliver of conversation. "Just say something. Anything."
But there's nothing.
Only the faint shuffling sounds, footsteps, and other movements.
There were no further words spoken. No clues.
Just… silence full of fear.
I glanced back at Kieran and Rowan, both watching me carefully while they too tried to catch any sort of further talking between the students.
