LU'S ESCAPE

Lu could hear the sounds of pursuit behind him, and felt the anger

within him prompting him to turn around and attack his pursuers, but

remembering Rachel's instructions, he ignored the anger and

concentrated on escape. As he emerged into the air he unfolded his

wings, and used his powerful back legs to launch himself into the air.

He actually felt a rush of air, and a light touch, like of a fingertip,

brush down his tail as his pursuers, a man and a woman, grabbed for

him and only just missed.

Once airborne, his strong wings bore him aloft easily, and he circled

round as he rose, looking for Rachel who should have been following

behind. However, the only figures he could see were the man and

woman who had chased him walking back into the pyramid. He

searched for Rachel's mind with his own, and located it back within

the pyramid, and he almost shied, because her mind had something

wrong with it. Anger rose up within him again, something that he

found alarming, because he knew himself, and knew he was usually

slow to anger. He fought the impulse that rose in him to turn round,

go back in the pyramid and fight and draw blood to get to Rachel. He

again concentrated on the instructions Rachel had given him within

the dark tunnel. He recalled her last words to him: 'Don't turn back

for anything, just go and look for help!'

Lu was aware that he was in unfamiliar, and possibly enemy,

territory, on his own with a friend relying on him. He cried out, with a

warble of anger and fear, as he circled back around until he was

facing away from the menacing pyramid, and began flying straight

ahead, searching with his mind for human minds that he could trust.

He would have to be very careful whom he trusted in this strange l

and, and choose his allies carefully. He noted some mountains to his

right, and decided he'd avoid them. He could see where they ended,

and there was no need to go over them, which might slow him down

and tax his resources. He hadn't eaten since his capture, and was

feeling a hunger in his gut. On he flew, with the thought that Rachel

was relying on him finding somebody to help get her out. Surely he

could find somebody he could trust and who could help him rescue

his friend?

Then his heart leaped as he saw, coming into view ahead, an

unexpected, but very welcome sight.