[Saphire Reign]

After about an hour, we came to a fast flowing river and Alec stopped “Lecto, when did this river get here?” He came up beside us “I don’t know master, it wasn’t here last time, and I didn’t know of any other river developing.” Alec slowly set me down and I walked over to the water. I bent down and dipped my fingers in the water then pulled them out. I looked at my fingers and it looked as if black goop was running off them “Um, Alec, this isn’t a river.” He was next to me, looking at my fingers. I wiped them on the grass and stepped back but the goop followed me “Alec, Alec, do something.” He stepped on the goop and it went back into the water. I peaked around Alec at the goop; he looked down at me “OK, what happened to the girl who wanted to kill me?” I looked up at him “She doesn’t like black goop that follows her.” Lecto came up next to us “Well where do we go now?” Alec sighed and looked to the sky “We have about an hour left till lunch. We can walk till then.”

An hour later, we stopped under a tree and I started fixing lunch, which was sandwiches.

Alec and Lecto had fallen asleep under a tree after lunch. I smiled and looked into the sky; it was crisp and blue. All I could hear were the birds chirping and the grass swaying. I put the rest of my sandwich in my mouth and glanced back the way we came. It seemed dark and dreary. My mind started to wander when Alec’s voice startled me “What are you thinking about?” I glanced at him “It looks dreary the way we came.” Alec’s eyes still closed “What were you really thinking about?”
“Nothing that you would be concerned about.” One of his eyes popped open “Come on.” I sighed “I was thinking about my brother.”
“Why?”
“It was on a day like this when he got married.
“How old was he?”
“When he married or when you killed him?” Alec was silent; I continued “Sorry.”
“There is nothing to apologize for.” He stood up “Let’s go Lecto.” He sat up “OK, master.”

We got things cleaned up and Alec bent down “Get back on, Alexis.” I got back on and he started running.

Around 9:00pm we stopped for the night. He put me down and we got camp around.

I woke up, again, before sunrise and started to make breakfast. Alec’s voice scared me “What the heck are you doing up so early?” I was a little taken a back because of how he talked to me “Well for yo---“ Lecto ran over to me and shook his head “Master isn’t in a good mood today. No comments or anything rash should come out of your mouth.” I glanced at Alec then back at Lecto “Not that I understand what exactly going on but I’ll play it cool.” I turned back to Alec “I’m making your breakfast, Alec.” I could see him roll his eyes “We aren’t having those eggs you made yesterday, are we?” My face heated up and I gritted my teeth “Not if you don’t want to.” Lecto put his hand on my arm “Why don’t you go and fetch some water Alexis, I’ll start the toast.” I nodded and headed to the water.