(okay! <3!)
It was so quiet. Katie tried to focus on how normal everything looked, otherwise. No signs of a struggle. No signs that someone had cleaned up a little too much, not that she really thought that was the DEs style. It was as though they had just gone on holiday and forgotten to leave word.
Slowly, she moved about the premises, looking for something, anything that would give her another clue. Finally, she let out a sigh.
"They're not here," she said quietly to no one in particular. It was better than some of the alternative scenarios that had flashed through her mind, but it would have been so much more comforting to find them sitting there having their tea or something.