"My lord, we're in serious trouble."
"What is the issue?"
"We've lost contact with our liaison in the heavenly realm."
"Is that so?" the ominous figures paused, letting the silence of the empty room press down their shoulders, "-what's the plan moving forward?"
"We're still going through the agreement," the one that seemed in charge narrowed, "-there's no way I'm letting our city down without a fight. Call it my sense of duty. I must provide for the city that has provided for me. I will not falter and I will not stumble – fetch me a carriage, we must leave for the castle at once. Our job is done here," light fuzzed statically in small bursts. The grittiness of the sound paired with the dimmer lighting, was quite the atmosphere.
"What now?" they narrowed, turning heads to the doorway, "-are we following or?"