I thought I heard a noise, but when I turned, there was no one there. Something red by the door and I got up to investigate; it was the red rock! I picked it up. How did it back here? I ran to the window and looked out. I saw someone in a hood walking away from the house, otherwise there wasn't a soul in sight.
I felt compelled to follow the stranger. Maybe they had some answers. I shook my head. Why would I want to go talk to a complete stranger? I didn't give myself time to sort through the nonsense. I grabbed my cloak and opened my window and climbed out.
There was no way my master would ever let me willingly leave the house, so I was going to have to sneak. I was careful not to make any noise as I jumped down and landed gracefully on my feet. I ran after the stranger as fast as I could; I didn't want to lose them.
Whomever it was took long, graceful strides, making it hard for me to catch up. Finally, though, I did. "Excuse me," I called out, reaching for the stranger's arm, but they twirled around before I could touch them.
It was a pale woman with blue eyes that stared down at me. "Excuse me," I repeated again. I struggled to catch my breath. "Do you know what this is?" I asked holding up the rock.
She glanced down at the rock and then looked up at me. I waited expectantly. My insticts told me that this wasn't some ordinary rock and that there was more instore for me than what I could probably handle, but nevertheless, I looked forward to finding out.
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