All of them spun around in shock as a pair of glowing green eyes stared at them. All of them were stuck with terror as the eyes moved slowly towards them, like a cat ready to pounce. Lulu gripped Lilli's hand while Kumarain cowered behind Carol. Rander alone didn't grab onto anything, and instead stared bravely into the dark. Even Carol had shrunk against a rock, kind of squishing Kumarain.
The voice repeated itself. "I was expecting you." None of them moved, and none of them really breathed, either. They were all too terrified, but eventually Carol, knowing that they couldn't stay like that forever, bravely spoke up.
"Who are you? Why are you expecting us?"
The green eyes sauntered until a shadowy figure soon appeared. The figure was wolf shaped but at a closer look it was also cat shaped. It had broad shoulders like a dog, and legs like one, too. The face was pointed, like a fox, but the tail was cut short, like a bobcat and the expression on it's face was one of an angry cat. It's ears were pointed like a cats and the whiskers were long as well. None of the humans could figure out what the animal was. It was speaking to them, again.
"I am Thomas. The Lamb has sent me to help you on your way. You need not fear me, for I mean you no harm, I assure you. Follow me and I will lead you out."
They all reluctantly followed, and then started to wonder about something.
"Thomas," Lilli said. "How come you set a trap for us to fall in?"
Thomas turned around and stared intently at her. "Listen, child, do you hear that sound?" Everyone was quiet, but none could hear a thing. "I know you cannot hear anything, but evil is all around and evil is crafty. I did not set a trap, the Lamb did not either. I did, however, know that you were going to fall in it."
"How did you know?" Carol and Lulu both asked at once.
Thomas smiled and tilted his head, which made for a very odd puppy-like expression. "I knew that you were not expecting it, and somethings, you just know. I followed you, as I have been for quite a while, and when I saw you fall into the trap and jumped in with you."
"Why did you not warn us?" Lilli asked.
Thomas looked down and rubbed one paw against the ground. "I did not want to scare you. I did not want to tell you of the dangers, because fear weakens people very quickly. Fear is the enemies greatest ally. You should not fall to it. Just trust me and I will lead you to safety. Do not be so quick to trust, though," and he looked at them all and stopped walking, "often times darkness can be disguised as light. Be careful who you trust. You can trust me, though, I assure you." And with that, Thomas spun back around and continued walking.
The voice repeated itself. "I was expecting you." None of them moved, and none of them really breathed, either. They were all too terrified, but eventually Carol, knowing that they couldn't stay like that forever, bravely spoke up.
"Who are you? Why are you expecting us?"
The green eyes sauntered until a shadowy figure soon appeared. The figure was wolf shaped but at a closer look it was also cat shaped. It had broad shoulders like a dog, and legs like one, too. The face was pointed, like a fox, but the tail was cut short, like a bobcat and the expression on it's face was one of an angry cat. It's ears were pointed like a cats and the whiskers were long as well. None of the humans could figure out what the animal was. It was speaking to them, again.
"I am Thomas. The Lamb has sent me to help you on your way. You need not fear me, for I mean you no harm, I assure you. Follow me and I will lead you out."
They all reluctantly followed, and then started to wonder about something.
"Thomas," Lilli said. "How come you set a trap for us to fall in?"
Thomas turned around and stared intently at her. "Listen, child, do you hear that sound?" Everyone was quiet, but none could hear a thing. "I know you cannot hear anything, but evil is all around and evil is crafty. I did not set a trap, the Lamb did not either. I did, however, know that you were going to fall in it."
"How did you know?" Carol and Lulu both asked at once.
Thomas smiled and tilted his head, which made for a very odd puppy-like expression. "I knew that you were not expecting it, and somethings, you just know. I followed you, as I have been for quite a while, and when I saw you fall into the trap and jumped in with you."
"Why did you not warn us?" Lilli asked.
Thomas looked down and rubbed one paw against the ground. "I did not want to scare you. I did not want to tell you of the dangers, because fear weakens people very quickly. Fear is the enemies greatest ally. You should not fall to it. Just trust me and I will lead you to safety. Do not be so quick to trust, though," and he looked at them all and stopped walking, "often times darkness can be disguised as light. Be careful who you trust. You can trust me, though, I assure you." And with that, Thomas spun back around and continued walking.
