Everywhere grew silent as everyone thought about Bryan's question. In its truest sense, how did the first people become dark beasts?
But the crowd didn't go silent because of the question; they went silent because of what the answer implied.
Cole had also thought about it, and that had led him to an event that happened not too long ago that hinted at something close to this particular event.
So in a way Cole had been expecting something like this but hadn't been expecting it to happen so soon.
"I think I know something about that," he raised his voice to speak, breaking the slight awkwardness that was pervading the air.
His words caught people by surprise, especially Bryan, who was in the middle of rubbing his bald head.
"Really," the others asked in unison.
"Yes, I think I have an idea of what's going on because this isn't the first time I am meeting these dark beasts," Cole said to his friends.
"What?" they said again in unison.
