Shard even heard a series of clattering sounds coming from the kitchen, it was obvious that the cupboard had fallen to the ground.
The earthquake lasted for several seconds before stopping, Miss Aphrola immediately commanded her followers with a grim face to check the walls to prevent small cracks from appearing. Most of the ritual arranged around the hotel hinges on the condition of the walls being intact with no gaps. Once a gap appears, it might be an opportunity for the enemy to break through.
"Why do all disasters cause earthquakes?"
Shard was very worried about the girls upstairs but remained on the theoretically most dangerous first floor and did not leave.
Miss Aphrola was not present at the moment, her niece Haley softly answered Shard's question:
"Probably because the Earth is the keystone of everything."
