Margaret leaned back in the leather chair and let out a sigh. She rubbed her temples with her eyes closed, trying to gather her thoughts and strength before re-entering the mountain of paperwork before her.
Although Laina had already cleared most of what she had to do before going on break, she was now away for longer than she had originally planned.
"Come on Margaret, if Laina can do it, so can we," she muttered to herself while slapping her cheeks.
She cracked her knuckles before picking up a pen, getting ready to begin work again when she noticed something was amiss in the study room. Titan, who was seated at her feet, perked up and wagged his tail.
The Solar Mastiff was looking specifically in a certain direction. When Margaret looked in the same direction, she could not see anything with the naked eye. But she could sense that someone was in the room with them.
