Chapter 51: What on earth just happened.
Adrian stood on the porch of Elara's neat little house, the last parcel of meat feeling heavy in his hands as he waited. The wind had picked up, biting at his ears and the back of his neck. He shifted from one foot to the other, his boots making soft creaking sounds on the frozen wood.
'Is it possible she's not at home as well?' he thought to himself. Yet when he backed up, he saw smoke coming from the chimney, which meant that she was definitely at home.
'Since she's at home, how come she's not coming to check on the door?'
He raised his hand and knocked firmly on the door again.
He waited a moment, listening. When he heard no sign of movement again, he knocked once more, this time louder than before.
'Is she not in the mood to see anyone right now?' Just as a trickle of doubt began to form, the door swung inward.
