The position of the moon was constant and there was no other way to mark the passing of hours. Xxnx She didn’t touch it gently or soothingly, she didn’t caress or even pet the creature, instead she put all the strength she could muster into her touch, as though she were trying to drive it straight into the ground. I couldn’t stop myself. There was no use trying to move quietly, it would smell her long before it could hear her anyway. She was barely conscious of anything else, but she felt strong arms catch her and hold her. She thought she could separate the man from the animal. It would let her go as far the field, and then… Charlotte placed her palm flat between its shoulder blades and pushed down with all her strength, feeling the muscles of the creature’s body tense and contract.
