“Well then,” Mary said, “I'll make us some tea.”
“No time for that. All of you, be on your guard. The next one could come in any form. If you see anything out of the ordinary, you tell me!”
Robert snorted when he heard that. “Out of the ordinary,” he said to no one. “Whatever could he mean?”
“This isn't the time for stupidity or weak will, boy” Oak responded. “What's coming is a wave of monstrous proportions that could wash away this house and all of us in it. Frivolity will get you killed, or worse.”
