The interior of the house was in total darkness, the only source of light came from the outdoor lamp that hung from on the back porch. Alannah suddenly gasped and nearly jumped out of her skin as she saw two flashes of light and two loud popping noises coming from inside the Chateau. Her heart pounding, she waited, terrified that something horrible had happened to Dominic. But a moment later a light appeared and it was coming directly at her, and fast. She once again gasped and started looking around for something she could use to protect herself with, until she saw Patrick behing the source of the light running and calling her name.
"Alannah! Come quickly!"
She immediately left the spot where she stood and went to Patrick. As she reached his side, she noticed that he was armed and had a very serious look about him. "Alannah you must go inside, quickly. The Señora and Maria are waiting for you."
"Where are you going?"
"To get the man that Dominic just took care of. Now go! No more questions!" and he bolted away from as quickly as he arrived.
Almost running to the door, Alannah found it held open for her by Señora Beringer, who appeared to be unshaken. She had an air about her, as she always does that envokes confidence. Alannah accompanied the Señora to the sitting room. There tied to a high back chair, was Matias. He looked like he had been taken out to the shed and beaten within an inch of his life, Dominic was standing over him, every line of his muscular body expressing a dangerous anger. Alannah glanced around the room, trying to make sense of what she had heard and seen. As though divining her thoughts, Dominic said, "No one is hurt, thankfully. This fool here managed to get off two shots towards the fireplace after I had pinned him to the floor. As it turns out, Matias and his pal are not the two that were waiting for us on the road. Mother tells me that one of them is tall, with a scar on his face, here (making a line with his forefinger down the right side of his face) and he was wearing a Military style cap identical to the one Anya put a bullet in earlier today.The other fellow is shorter and thick, and bareheaded. The tall one is brandishing a sniper's rifle and was knowledgeable about where he chose to be, whilst the shorter of the two was not so knowledgeable and a thug to boot. It appears that the four of them are working together.