Barely twenty minutes into her anticipated restful sleep, Scarlet was forced to open her eyes because of the loud unwelcome noise in her office.
It was the sound of harsh growling and yelps. To her ears, it was a similar sound, that of two hounds fighting. In the back of her semi conscious mind, Scarlet knew that it was Severus and he was probably fighting Flan.
Unprepared to give up on her nap, she erected a noise barrier and told herself to go to to sleep. What she had underestimated was the growl of a hound which no mortal device could keep out.
It shattered the sound barrier, piercing through it and assaulting her ears.
Reluctantly, Scarlet her eyes at once.
Swiftly, she sat up and turned her angry gaze in the direction of the hounds.
They were standing close to each other but also maintaining a small distance as they growled at each other threateningly.
