“If I could kill you, I would. But I’ll settle for beating you up instead."

“Shut up, Mason.”

“Don’t tell me to shut up! This could have been avoided if he had informed her not to report as a slave anymore.”

“It’s your own fault! You should have explained things more clearly to her!”

“Both of you shut up and get the damn door open!”

Sounds slowly penetrated my ears when the arguing died down. I could hear the howling wind more clearly and ...