"Pardon?" Vincent frowned. His lips formed a thin line as he tilted his head slightly to the left.
"What do you mean?"
A heavy silence filled the room.
For a moment, Vincent thought he was hearing gibberish things that did not make sense. He looked around the room, thinking that since he had been missing in action for almost a month, this was the time that they'll make random jokes about his absence.
But wait.
They're not close.
Vincent doesn't consider them friends.
So, how could they possibly jest?
"It's not a joke, your grace."
This time, Adam took the initiative to take this matter seriously. All of the gazes were shifted to Vincent.
Vincent blinked, his eyes looking inside the room, feeling the heaviness. Vincent finally realized how serious the situation was.
