Chel turned the plate off and walked across the room to a small table. Her bag was sitting on top of it, most of the way packed. She had never fully unpacked. Carefully she laid the bookplate inside, sliding a shirt over it protectively. Then her hand fell on the bloodstone that Lexx had given her. A slow melodic song erupted from the stone on contact. Chel smiled and lifted it out of the bag admiring the stone and the music.
"That was a nice gift," Stealth purred from the bed. "I've never seen Lexx give anyone a gift like that."
"Oh?" Chel smiled at the stone, rubbing her fingertips over it. It wasn't something that Lexx did often? Why had he given this to her?
"Yes," stated Stealth. "He has one by the way. A gold one. I've only seen it once."
