Anastasia let Miss Magdalene in. "What about Dorothy?" she asked, noticing that Miss Magdalene had come alone.
"The physician seems tired and did not hear the noise outside. I figured there was no need to wake her," Miss Magdalene answered.
Anastasia found the reasoning acceptable. Since no one could sleep, they remained silent, listening carefully. At some point, the noise grew louder, but after a while, everything became quiet again.
The sudden silence made Anastasia and the others uneasy. It could mean one of two things: either the soldiers guarding the provisions had been defeated, and the supplies were stolen, or the troublemakers had been dealt with, and peace had been restored. They all remained quiet, barely daring to breathe, especially when they heard hurried footsteps approaching their room.
