Alistair almost giggled as a warm sensation ran all over his body. Shaylee was summoning some cool magic thing to keep them warm and, to Alistair, a creature who never really felt warmth, it kind of tickled.
“There,” the faery said after she finished her spell,
“I am not sure if your species even feels cold, but I thought I would cover you all the same. Shall we?” Alistair nodded in affirmation.
As the snow beneath both the supernatural’s feet gave way to the layer of warmth that surrounded them, the two made their way past the leaves and shrubs and into a very small clearing where, past a wall of trees, one could see the outlines of a little town. It was night, so little lights from the far off town twinkled in the darkness. But in the ditstance, Alistair could see that the darkness wouldn’t stay for long as daylight was gradually approaching.
“This is it,” said Shaylee, “What is it you would like to see?”
Scanning the land from left to right, the vampire could see the wilderness curving around a large bay. To the left was the town, in the middle was the bay, and to the left was a skinny strip of land sticking out into the vast Tasman Sea. Alistair smiled. This place was perfect.
But before Alistair could decide where he would want to go, he felt something tickling the small, vibrating hairs in his ear. It was the faintest sound to those with normal hearing, but to the vampire he could hear it quite clearly. It was far away, possibly somewhere in the bay, but Alistair’s ears could detect that it was coming from an area somewhat straight ahead. He began walking towards it, motioning for Shaylee to come with.
“Do you hear that?” said the vampire,
“Because I do. It's the oddest thing. Do you think we could go check it out? I think it’s coming from somewhere within the bay.”Alistair waited for the faery's response and afterwards prepared to begin running when he remembered that not all creatures had the same speed as him. He turned around, and looked at Shaylee,
“I’m not sure if you have superhuman speed too, but I think I’m going to go run over there as fast as I can and see what that noise is." he said,
"If you can’t keep up and think we might get separated, I can bring it down to a light jog. Otherwise, is it cool if I just meet you over there instead?”