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The fact that the dice left quickly was not good enough for Lexx. He had told them to leave twice now. “Why don’t they listen to me??” Lexx grumbled internally. “They’re my dice. They’re supposed to listen.” Lexx’s shoulders sagged as he slumped forward. His left arm was aching terribly and a faint rumble came [...]
“I’ve never had to discipline them using the shock sticks.” Lexx considered his options. He had a few shock sticks. They were standard equipment for all trainers. One long stick and one short stick were used to deliver a painful jolt to any unruly dice. Lexx had been smacked with one once and the experience [...]
Lexx had been so deep in thought, he didn’t notice that he was slowly being surrounded … by his dice. They were staring at him again. Sirius was on one side of Lexx, Stealth on the other. For a brief moment, the thought occurred to Lexx that the two looked a little like they were [...]
Stealth laid her head on Lexx’s right knee with only a few inches separating her from Sirius. They purred and Lexx gave in. He smiled and ran his good hand through Stealth’s mane of thick crimson hair. Outwardly, Stealth and Sirius were the picture of caring, but over the relay the two were sending a [...]
A soft golden glow suddenly bathed the balcony. Lexx jumped to his feet, pushing the dice aside. He forgot about being tired and rushed forward with one thought on his mind, “… Chel …” The brilliant light of Chel’s door loomed before him and Lexx couldn’t help but feel cheery. She would be walking through [...]
