"Talia?" Emerald blinked.
The girl stood pale and trembling at the door, her eyes wide with something between fear and urgency.
Emerald opened the door fully and pulled her inside quickly before anyone in the hall could see. The moment the door clicked shut, she turned to face her. "What happened?"
Talia took a sharp breath, then another. "I… I was on the second floor, by the west corridor. I was cleaning, I swear, no one noticed me as no one usually goes there this late. I—I heard someone talking on the phone."
Emerald guided her toward the bed. "Okay, sit and take deep breaths. You're safe. What did you hear?"
Talia sat down hard, clutching the folds of her skirt. "He was saying something about… trying again. That the first attempt failed, and this time they had to make sure it didn't. He sounded angry… like really angry."
Emerald paced a bit, stopping in front of her. "Do you know who it was?"
