The worm tried to remain motionless but as the mouse came closer, it became obvious that she had seen her. The worm raised her head slightly off the ground, pointing it at the mouse...and a soft voice spoke into her head.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Hello little one......your not here to hurt me, are you? I can not stay under these trees for long, I have to find somewhere cool and damp or I will die...</span><br/><br/>She started to back away, but the sun came back out from behind the clouds and shone on her painfully. She darted forward and looked back at her tail section. She hadn't started to dry out yet, but it still hurt. Through her feeble sight she noticed a large block-like structure just beyond the trees. The tall pines of the forest cast heavy shadow on it, forming a nice wide column of darkness from the forest to the building. She started heading for it immediately. Unknown to her the building was where the dragon boy was being held. Even more unfortunately, the open door was in the shadows, with the deeper darkenss inside beconing to her...