She didn’t want it to happen, but she couldn’t help it as tears welled up in her eyes. Phoebe nodded quietly to the question. [say]”All but Emmett and the youngest two, Chris and Milly.”[/say] she said quietly, refusing to let her voice shake despite her obvious emotion over it. It was still fresh in her mind, the scene, the screams of the children…it all hurt. But not as much as it hurt Emmett and his siblings she reminded herself, internally chastising herself for her moment of selfishness.
[say]”Luck.”[/say] she said quietly. [say]”We were attacked, but only Emmett was hurt. I was able to drag him from there to the Rathskellar in time… I think the fish Safrin sent me helped.”[/say] she said, gesturing to the bright starry fish that swam through the air near her shoulder. [say]”But we didn’t have another choice but to run. We couldn’t…the house…”[/say] she closed her eyes and shook her head. It wasn’t safe by any stretch of the imagination.
[say]”Luck.”[/say] she said quietly. [say]”We were attacked, but only Emmett was hurt. I was able to drag him from there to the Rathskellar in time… I think the fish Safrin sent me helped.”[/say] she said, gesturing to the bright starry fish that swam through the air near her shoulder. [say]”But we didn’t have another choice but to run. We couldn’t…the house…”[/say] she closed her eyes and shook her head. It wasn’t safe by any stretch of the imagination.