Ch 3 attack

Lestat swept through the village no longer worried that the villagers would spot him. He just wanted to find his mate and he had a good idea where to look. He made his way to the small house in which three young women lived, he had seen them earlier in the night and he was now certain that he wanted the youngest of the three, Roberta.

He reached the hut and looked in the window hoping to catch a glimpse of the girls inside but it all dark except a single candle which was kept burning to keep away evil spirits, he found this rather ironic and knew that it would not stop him from getting what he wanted.

He searched the house with his mind and decided to make Roberta come to him rather than the other way round.

After a while a figure emerged from inside the house, she appeared still asleep but she walked around not really knowing what was going on, she would be his first victim, she would become his mate for all eternity. Or so he thought.

Bob opened the door to the house and stood in front of Lestat as if she was under his spell. She held in her hand a lit candle which showed him what she looked like and he was very pleased. He looked her over as if to check that she was the one he wanted. When he was finally satisfied he took her hand gently as if afraid that he might break the spell she was under. He began to walk her away from the door when he heard a noise from inside.

"Bob? Is that you? Do you know what time it is?" Fred's voice filled the quiet house.

Suddenly Bob awoke from her trance and saw the Creature holding her hand, at first she just looked surprised to see herself outside with the most feared thing in the village and then fear took her over and she screamed loud enough to wake Ned up as well.

Fred came running outside, closely followed by Ned. The stood and watched in amazement. Bob shouted at them to help her and they ran towards the Creature hoping to frighten him and it worked, Lestat threw Bob to the ground and ran off into the blackness. Bob lay shaking on the floor whilst Fred and Ned just stood outside not knowing what to do or say.

"Did he hurt you?" Fred finally asked.

Bob shook her head. She couldn't believe she had been so close to being taken by the Creature.

What did it want with her? She wasn't of any significance in the town, she was merely a worker. She didn't understand and she didn't want to, all she knew was that she had had a lucky escape and was relieved that she was still alive.

Soon there was a large crown around their house. The leader of the town came forward and looked at Bob in amazement.

"Now do you believe in the Creature and it's evil ways?" He said in an I- told-you-so voice.

"No. I do not. I am alive am I not? Surely if the Creature was truly evil then I would be dead. Yet here I stand alive." She stood with her arms spread as if to emphasise the point that she was okay.

"Maybe next time you will not be so lucky my lady." A voice came from the back of the crowd. A handsome, tall man holding a stake in his hand came forward and looked her in the eye.

The term love at first sight sprung into her mind although she tried to hide it Fred could clearly see the look on her eye.

She bowed slightly when the man reached them. "Do you have any experience in medicine kind sir? For my friend here is no doubt in shock and will need tending to." She said the last two words with greater emphasis and Ned nudged here slightly trying to hide a smile.

The man nodded his head and bowed to Bob. "If the lady would allow me, it would be my pleasure."

Bob nodded not really knowing what to say.

They retreated into the house and the candles were blown out. Ned and Fred wandered to their field where they talked about what had happened and what was going to happen in their house.