***Cadiz***
Bang.
The sound of my door splintering echoed through the silence, making me flinch violently, I pressed both hands over my mouth to stifle any sound that might escape, my whole body shaking so badly I thought I might fall apart.
"Search everywhere!" Lord Eamon's voice rang out, sharp and commanding.
I heard footsteps entering my room, moving quickly across the floor, they were opening wardrobes, looking under the bed, checking every possible hiding place.
"He's not here," someone said, frustration clear in their voice.
"Then find him!" Duke Magnus snapped. "He can't have gone far."
More footsteps, moving through my room and back out into the corridor, I could hear them spreading out, checking other rooms, their voices carrying through the walls.
