Chapter Three
Not only were the roads jammed with wheeled implements of travel, but the sidewalks bustled with humans: walking, running, gazing longingly at the goods inside shop windows. There were lights on, even though it was daytime, and the people and cars seemed to obey them. So many little things seemed strange, like the way animals led humans around on ropes, or how people consumed food and drinks as they walked. How did they manage without choking, or tripping over their shoes? Alexxia couldn’t imagine parading around town with a goblet of fine red blood. She’d spill it all over herself.
“Mmm... smell that?” Metsis asked.
Alexxia inhaled deeply. Yes, there was a certain aroma beating out the stench of the alleyway. “Smells like... what is that?”
Metsis’s eyes sparkled a
