The Bracken Woods Dear fellow traveler,

The man of black moved closer, but she moved to the side, a lure to have him enter a circular motion between the two. Both of them in silence, both of opposites. She wondered if all from this land were of darkness, with blood-red eyes, or a simple coincidence for stepping into the foreign land.

Though neither asked questions, just silently watching each other. She didn't make the attempt for the first contact.