SphinxHe expected her to react instantly. He expected the mauling, flesh-tearing, and strangling that she undoubtedly wanted to give him. But nothing happened. There was no reaction, not even a sound. David slowly turned to look back at her, keeping one eye shut and the other squinted just in case.
She was gone.
The island was quiet now, a striking contrast to the gala of music and laughter that had permeated the air only a short time ago. Even residents of the magical worlds must sleep eventually, with the exception of the two-headed Amphisbaena, whose front head was resting while the head attached to his tail stayed awake. The attentive head watched David as he walked past through the bounty of ferns and tropical trees and towards the shoreline, before it turned its attention to a wa
