The Library - Twelfth Scene

“Whatever possessed you to do that?” No. 6 asked Gwen, with an appalled look on his face. The storm clouds had started gathering on the horizon, darkening the sky in the middle of the day to a dusky, stark intensity. Here and there thick ropes of lighting put out a spectacular display, made even more impactful by the contrast with the gloomy background. “Do what?” Gwen replied, and the puzzled expression on her face confirmed she had absolutely no idea what the fuss was about. “You broke it!” Gwen looked around and wondered what she could possibly have broken in a landscape which consisted entirely of rubble. “I don’t understand!”