1 Strange Woman (2/2)

”I'm trying…,” he tried again.

But she covered his mouth to keep him from speaking.

James reached up to take her hand away when she shook her head.

He held his peace and relaxed his hold on the woman's wrist. He let her wrist slip away from his fingers.

Eventually the hand covering his mouth dropped down to his chest. Her touch felt warm through his clothes.

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'Go back to your kind, Prince,' she said without moving her mouth.

His eyes widened. ”How…?”

She covered his mouth again.

'Take your noises and go.'

He studied her for another moment. So many questions ran through his head, but her voice answered none of them.

Again her hand left his mouth and she turned to the cat. The cat's muscles tensed like it was going to pounce on her. But she approached the cat without fear. She knelt in front of the cat. Her hand stroking it's cheek once, twice before the cat opened it's mouth. She stuck her hand inside before the cat bit down. He opened his mouth to say something, but the woman hadn't tensed at all. The cat roared and she removed her bleeding hand. James approached Torta and pulled out a bandage and his water bladder to clean her hand. She stood and the cat left.

James approached her and she speared him with her gaze. It wasn't hard and angry as it had been, but something stopped him from getting close. He showed her what he had then indicated to the hand the cat had bitten. She shook her head and turned to leave.

'At least tell me your name,' he thought.

She stopped and turned her head enough for him to see her profile. 'It's Lilly.'

”Lil….”

She ran.

He let out a sigh. He pondered the strange, beautiful, woman as he tucked the bandages and water back into their pouches. He climbed onto Torta's back, who set out to leave the forest. Once they were out of the trees again, James kicked Torta to speed his pace. Torta ran for the city gates.