Fossil scoffed from the other room, cursing under her breath in German before exiting the room. She walked across the hall and to the staircase. Fossil sped down and right past you, which she only saw a blur off.

"..."

But it still caught her attention. Confused, she whipped around. The small blur was still there and it moved down a step.

Fossil took a defensive stance, slowly climbing a few stairs before stopping. She slapped her tail against the marble looking colored stairs to see if it would react.

PCK. PACK PACK PACK-

There were multiple ways to describe the sound. It could have sounded like a whip. A gunshot. Firecracker.