Shane followed Jon's line of sight. The sky was beautiful, orange and red and purple tinged clouds. It was peaceful.
"I thought after the war things would calm down," he said, looking back at Jon. "Although, nothing ever was very calm around here, so..." He shrugged.
Shane looked around the courtyard and tried to figure out where Tilly had gone. He saw the note Brendon had sent, now smeared with what looked like blood, lying next to a bench. He picked it up and tucked it into his pocket to read later.
"I didn't see which way she went, did you?" he asked. "Maybe she just went back to the kitchens."