Lirien had already climbed down from the tree branch and stood right at the edge of the clearing when she saw Evan suddenly turn to look in her direction, and it startled her.
His gaze was calm, but his eyes were strange, glowing with an odd, unnatural light that seemed capable of piercing through anything, as if he could see straight into her soul. It sent a chill down her spine, made her shudder involuntarily.
It took her a second to realize his gaze wasn't actually directed at her, but at something else, something behind her.
Then she heard him speak those words, and a sudden sense of dread washed over her. She immediately turned around, looking toward the center of the clearing.
The strange flower was still there.
For a moment, she wondered what he was referring to.
'Could he really be talking to the plant'
