Philulhu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2023 12:17 amScreaming fit to burst, Father Ó Shaban ran into Manor House. Ahead of him were the two rooms that contained the ransacked coffins; to the left lay the kitchens and the stairs to the upper floors, though there was little light to see by on account of the hour and the limited aperture of the window slits.
From outside, there was the sound of incoherent shouting, followed by the flat bark of a shotgun.
The discussion was brought to an abrupt end as the sound of someone scream emanated from down below. The acoustics suggested that it had started outside but had quickly entered the building. Moments later, the flat bark of a shotgun could be heard from outside.
”Whit the blazes wus that?!” snapped Serjeant Lorimer.
The Father tried to think quickly, now he could do something somewhat original and hide between the coffins, but it seemed better to simply run stairs up, and so he did.