Just as their conversation was beginning to grow heated, a sudden scream cut through the air.
"Fire! There's a fire!"
The shout echoed across the street frantically that it instantly drew attention of everyone nearby.
Sylas and Lyric froze for only a second before their instincts kicked in. At the same time, Cael and Alaric also turned toward the direction of the commotion.
The voice had come from the center of the village and more importantly, from the place where the healer had been treating the villagers.
Without wasting another moment, the four of them rushed outside.
The peaceful street they had been standing in moments ago had already turned chaotic. Villagers were running in the same direction with terrified expressions, some shouting instructions while others carried wooden basins filled with water that sloshed over the edges as they hurried.
