[Alaric nods and they start off in the direction of the kitchens, only for the entire castle to shake as part of the wall and ceiling collapses inward. Alaric looks back at that, openly confused for a moment before he pulls himself together and continues on.
This weird sense of deja vu doesn't matter. He needs to focus. He isn't usually so scatterbrained.]
I don't know. A storm like this shouldn't be strong enough to damage the castle.
[The windows, maybe, but the stonework itself? Never. This castle would have crumbled long before their time if that was the case. So what could be causing it?]
Maybe it's—
[magic.
He shakes his head quickly and moves to descend the stairs down to the kitchens.]
Come on, let's see if we can find anyone.
[...They won't, will they? Everyone will be gone (again) and they'll need to get out of here before the storm threatens to bring the whole castle down.]
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This weird sense of deja vu doesn't matter. He needs to focus. He isn't usually so scatterbrained.]
I don't know. A storm like this shouldn't be strong enough to damage the castle.
[The windows, maybe, but the stonework itself? Never. This castle would have crumbled long before their time if that was the case. So what could be causing it?]
Maybe it's—
[magic.
He shakes his head quickly and moves to descend the stairs down to the kitchens.]
Come on, let's see if we can find anyone.
[...They won't, will they? Everyone will be gone (again) and they'll need to get out of here before the storm threatens to bring the whole castle down.]