"We have orders!" One of them complained. "We were ordered to find the child and arrest her. She was the only one who would have known where Hank was..." He sighed. "It's not like we want to go around arresting kids."
The guard dropped Par, pulled his arm away from Aolicei, and bolted down the hallway. Shana was crying, so he wouldn't be that hard to track, although he was very fast.
The guard confusedly looked between Par and Emerik. Shana touched Par's wing, and started to giggle.
The guard sighed. "Look. I don't want to do this, but I have to arrest Shana." He went to grab her.
"I hate to inform you of this, but Shana is now..." The guard paused in confusion, looking at the penguin. Shana was also confused, and stopped crying.
"Shana..." She said, voice trembling.
Guards ran around the corner, and rushed over to the group, weapons held out threateningly. Shana started crying again.
To anyone paying attention, faint shouts of alarm could be heard. Suddenly, the fireplace and the candles that lit the room went out, leaving everyone in it in darkness.