As the woman knelt beside the lifeless lady, her fingers gently pressed against the woman's eyelids, closing them with a delicate touch. Rising to her feet, she hesitated, her body frozen in the act of standing.
"Did anyone else hear that?" she whispered, her voice filled with a mix of concern and unease.
Silence hung in the air, the people before her scanning their surroundings for any sign of disturbance.
After a moment, one of them shook their head. "No, I didn't hear a thing," came the response, echoed by nods of agreement from the others.
The adventurers and guards strained their ears, trying to catch even the faintest sound, but all they encountered was an eerie stillness. "Perhaps it was just your imagination," suggested a skeptical adventurer, eager to brush aside any notion of danger.
Just as he was about to take a step forward, a sharp and piercing sound sliced through the air, causing him to freeze in his tracks.
Tssss!
