Capítulo 171: Chapter 171: You Think I Am Weak?

They walked in silence for a while. The monster that had tried to take over her mind a few moments ago was suddenly gone. How strange that she should feel so comfortable with this alien, this unwanted predator on her planet. She shivered and moved closer to him. She had the strangest feeling that her time with Larz was running out. Every day the feeling of destiny catching up with her intensified. She could feel its cold bony hand almost touching her shoulder. And at night, when she dreamed, it caught her.

Before she was ready to be inside again, the door of his dwelling slid open in that smooth noiseless way. "You should make the domes blend in with the surroundings," she said, just to break the silence.

He stood back to let her go in first. "Do you want to make changes to our dwelling?"

She stepped inside and looked around at the sterile walls and one uncomfortable couch. "I suppose so."