Serenity. Lexx remained in the grass as Serenity screeched and thrashed out of sight. Cautiously, he prepared to react, doing his best to tune out the sound. His skin crawled the desire to rescue her building rapidly. It’s a trap. Serenity will be okay. Do not move. Tairin is nearby.

Something rustled the grass behind him, and he slowly looked over his shoulder. It wasn’t big enough to be a person or one of the dice unless they could shrink. Lexx squinted into the darkness as half a dozen tiny red dots glowed among the tall grass. What?

Movement drew his eye to an unnatural grey matte ball among the blades. The red light in the center glowed, reflecting off the grass, and Lexx’s heart momentarily ceased beating.

-=-=-=–=-= Woohoo… update finished and one for next week too! Thank you for your patience! I’m feeling better, but my concentration is awful. – Tiff