Colin jumped a bit as the door chime rang clearly through his home built into the beautiful cavern. He looked up from oiling his armor at the dining table and the briefest moment of panic washed over him. (It's him. The man. Somehow he's found me. He's come to...) Colin took in a breath and tried to push the thoughts away. They had grown to almost overwhelm him once before and he didn't plan on letting that happen again.
He rose from the table and approached the door. 'Who is it?' Colin asked with a voice that he hoped didn't betray the fear in him.
It was a moment before the muffled reply came. 'It's me. Gilean.'
Colin's fear was quickly replaced by a mixture of nervousness and jealousy as he wiped his hands on a clean rag at his belt. Had Sanria told him? Did he know? He took a breath to steady himself and opened the door.
'Gilean,' Colin said with more surprise than he intended, 'please... come in.'
As Gilean slowly shuffled into the house it wasn't at all the demeanor Colin was expecting. He expected anger, accusations, maybe even a fight. After all, why else would Gilean be here if she hadn't told him? If he didn't know? Colin finally wrapped his head around it. He didn't know.
Gilean turned to look at Colin with an expression both humbled and filled with worry, bordering on desperation. 'Colin. I'm sorry if this is a bad time.
Colin caught Gilean's gaze and felt instant dread. 'Gilean. What is it? What's happened?'
'He... he took her. My cousin took her.'
