The rain was pounding on the roof of the Volturi castle. With the occasional lightning strike, the entire castle would fill with a brilliant glow. Caius was ghosting up the ancient staircase towards the bedroom chambers, when a lightning struck where appeared to be just outside the city limits.
CRACK!
Caius, startled by the sudden noise, jumped and flicked his head towards the source of the sound. After the moment of shock passed, he continued on his way up the winding staircase. Once at the top, he turned to the left and proceeded down the barely lit hall. He drifted down the darkened hallway.
With every step he took, his emotions would become even more overwhelming; anger, fear, joy...Once he reached the doorway at the end of the hall, he reached out to open the door.
But stopped.
"Dora has been...off lately. I know something is wrong, but I can't figure out what. I can't bear to see her sad." He thinks to himself solemnly.
After a soft sigh, he pushes the old, rustic wooden door open, and steps inside.