“Hey!” Chel squeaked shaking her hand as though that would stop the little pinprick sensation. Then she looked at her finger and noticed a small streak of crimson. “It pricked my finger!” She looked in Lexx’s direction suspiciously.
“They do that the first time you touch them.” Lexx had an amused expression across his face. It was like he had pulled some sort of prank. “Here,” He reached up to grab the stone, carefully gripping it by the metallic ring and letting the loop of the necklace slip through his fingers. “Take it.” Lexx held it up to Chel. “It won’t do it again.”
“… Why does it do that?” Chel inquired warily.
Lexx flipped the necklace onto his fingers, leaning forward and gesturing to Chel invitingly. “Touch it.” She stared blankly, unsure. “Trust me.” And he smiled genuinely.
Chel stared at the necklace, pondering what it had done. ‘Alien vampire stones? What’s it going to do to me?’ She bit her lower lip softly. Chel didn’t want to offend Lexx and he wouldn’t do anything to her that would harm her. She was sure of that. ‘I have no reason not to trust Lexx,.. it’s only a necklace.’ She settled and reached for it.
