"Lexx?" Chel called out curiously. "Lexx?" She walked, the fringe of her skirt rustling around her knees. "Lexx? Where did you go?" Chel didn't feel fear as she walked. Lexx was there somewhere and she was more curious about what he was doing than anything else. There was also the added push of a sense of growing loneliness. No-one was there.
As far as Chel could see, she was the only person who was here. There weren't any birds or animals in the forest. There was not a sound to betray their presence.
She saw him again, walking ahead through the darkening trees. There were vines now between them. Vines that twisted and wound their way around the trees and across the path, guarded by short hard thorns. They did nothing to deter Chel. She wanted to follow Lexx.
