Gun powder?
"What in the world?"
She made to drop it back into the wagon but Theo was beside her in the blink of an eye.
"Do not drop it. The moment you do, it will explode."
What?
Explode?
But… she was so young. She had barely even lived to the ripe age of twenty-five!
"Then what do I do?" A hint of desperation crept into her voice.
He seized her hand none-too-gently and held it firmly.
"On the count of three, I want you to let it go." He said, wrapping his own hand around it.
Her heart started beating furiously. The sun and its menace was instantly forgotten. Everetta was sweating for another reason entirely.
"Why? What would happen to you if I do that?"
He met her wide eyes with his usual calm and cold one. "Do you trust me?"
Eve began to nod her head but immediately stopped. "No. I do not."
She wasn't certain if she was imagining it, but his eyes went a shade darker, from smoky to dark ash colour.
