Even in such a noisy environment, Faye Yardley felt she could hear the CREAK CREAK of the oak barrel the Master and the others were in.
"Come on, Master Veridian! You can do it, Mr. Zephyr Sterling!" Bella's whip was practically twitching in her hand, eager for action. However, remembering how she had almost caused trouble for her sister earlier, she tried hard to suppress her urge to attack.
Cole Kensington kept glancing at Bella beside him. He even subtly stepped half a pace in front of her, afraid this little girl might do something reckless in a moment of hot-headedness.
Just as the crumbling oak barrel was about to dock, it was violently rammed by another aggressive barrel. Zephyr Sterling was sent flying along with the shattered pieces of wood. A duster had somehow appeared in Master Veridian's hand. With a flick and a sweep, he snatched Zephyr away from the reaching hands of others, flinging him toward Faye Yardley's direction.
