Alice wrapped her arms around her shoulders. Her body was still shaking and the cold was setting in heavily now; the shakes eventually turned to shivers. Mia noticed, sat her baby in the spare crib, and went to wrap her shawl around the younger girl. She also rested her arms on her shoulders. "Are you alright Alice?" Alice blinked several times before nodding.
"I'm alright. Just shaken up a bit."
"What did you see out there?" She hesitated again, unsure of what to say. Now that she was a tiny bit calmer and able to more calmly think about the situation, seeing a monster was ridiculous.
"I… I really don't know. It… It was huge and…" she gasped "Someone was out there! There was a man out there fighting it!" The two adults shared a look of concern. "I swear there was a man out there and he… he was fighting the thing with this weird weapon on his arm and… he wore a black robe…"
"A black priest?"
"Not like a priest! It was different than a priest uniform." She squinted, trying to remember the man she'd seen. "There was red on his outfit. That's all I remember." Old Will patted her on the shoulder.
"That's enough lass. You're shook up something bad. Just get warm now and try to calm down. We'll wait until the storm passes and then we'll see what's been done outside." Alice nodded. Her shivers were subsiding a bit. Mia stood and pushed the girl's shoulder onto the bed gently.
"William's right. Rest now. Everything will be over soon." Alice nodded again and curled up on the bed. She was asleep before she could even mutter thank-you.