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It was roughly half past ten when I heard the door of my room slowly begin to open. I had been lying in the dark with the lamp out and only had the light of the moon and stars from outside as my source of illumination, but when I saw that portal gradually open, I knew that my blue-hued angel had finally appeared. She was as good as her word.I pushed the covers off myself and stood up. As I did so, I was more than a little surprised to see that Lilith was completely nude. At first, I thought that she might have intended to go back on her promise in an attempt to seduce me and keep me in the house?but then it occurred to me that there was a very real possibility that the overalls may have been the only clothes she had. I hoped that wasn?t the case.I pulled a pair of jeans on over my boxers as I asked my black-haired compeer if she wanted to borrow a pair of my pants. I also inquired as to whether or not there were any boots downstairs that she could use because I didn?t want her marching through the forest on her bare feet. I knew she was tough and that she had been working in the woods earlier in the day without any kind of shoes on, but if what I had seen on that map was any indication of how far we would be going, I wanted her feet to be protected.Lilith didn?t have much to say. I could sense that she was beginning to regret the promise she had made to me earlier in the day.Even through the semidarkness, I could see the female with luscious lips frowning. I wasn?t sure if it was because I was covering my body up and we weren?t going to make love, or because she truly didn?t want to go where I was asking her to take me. I felt bad for requesting this favor of her, but I needed some answers about what was going on. If I wasn?t going to receive them verbally, I required the next best thing?and that was to see them for myself. I had myself convinced that the buckskin map was the key to everything going on somehow.After pulling on a shirt, I once again asked Lilith about finding something to wear. I reached out to grab one of her arms since I was adamant about her covering up?and I realized she was cold to the touch. I wasn?t sure what it was like outside, but I knew the temperature had dipped a few hours earlier. ?You have to put something on, Lilith. Do you have a robe or anything??The young woman shook her head.I pulled one of my bags forward from where it sat against a wall and started rummaging through it. I pulled out a shirt and a pair of pants. I also found some boxers and socks, and then I handed everything to Lilith while demanding that she put it all on. She looked a little hesitant at first, but then she finally caved and did as I asked. I knew I shouldn?t have been thinking it at that moment, but I looked forward to wearing those clothes in the near future since they were going to be on her.We crept toward my doorway and stuck our heads out at the same time in order to stare down the hallway in the direction of Antenora?s bedroom. I wondered if the old bat was hanging upside down in her room while fast asleep.?We have to be very quiet,? I whispered to the head directly below me. ?I don?t know her sleeping habits as well as you do, so if she?s a light sleeper??Lilith shook her head. I?m pretty sure she was telling me that as long as we remained quiet and mindful of the situation, we should be all right.As we tiptoed through the hallway and toward the staircase that would take us directly downstairs and to the front door, I had the sudden thought about how Lilith?s room was quite literally down the hall from the guest room I had been allowed to use. I felt like I hadn?t really contemplated it much before, but I started wondering just how the hell Lilith and Antenora were able to sleep peacefully only a few rooms away from one another each and every night. The intersecting hallways formed an ?L,? and their bedchambers were just on opposite ends from each other. For how much they apparently loathed one another, it made no sense how they coexisted. It wasn?t like Antenora was keeping my blue-skinned compeer locked in a closet Denizli Escort or anything. It seemed particularly odd that the old hag would let someone she so fervently hated have a room all to herself. Not that I wanted her locking Lilith away, of course, but it just didn?t add up.After locating my shoes, I came to the realization that the only other footwear near the aged welcome mat belonged to Antenora. I thought about letting Lilith use my shoes, but her feet were much smaller than mine. I then motioned toward the old crone?s shoes, but they were even more impractical. It looked like Lilith would have nothing more than the socks I had forced her to put on?which I suppose was more than she usually wore.We made our way out into the night. We didn?t have a flashlight or any kind of device to light our progress, but the stars were bright and would possibly guide us part of the way. I think apart from illumination, my biggest concern was the chill in the air. Personally, I didn?t mind the cold; in fact, I daresay I enjoyed brisk weather over warm weather. I would be totally fine?but I was concerned for my blue-skinned guide. I didn?t want her coming down with a cold or anything.Lilith took my left hand and started leading me toward the barn. We walked along the side of it and past one of the tractors I had seen earlier. If I had to venture a guess, I would say that the warmhearted woman would?ve loved stopping inside to feed and see the animals, but she knew there was a chance of them making noise since they weren?t accustomed to seeing her at night?and that would wake the old woman we were doing our best to avoid.We rounded the backside of the barn and located the very small wooden bridge that had been built years earlier over the small brook. We had crossed it earlier in the day in order to enter the forest where I had been chopping and gathering firewood?and of course where we had shared a tender moment of love-making. I didn?t bother mentioning said bridge earlier in my tale because of how insignificant it was: It was quite literally no longer than five feet long and three feet wide.As we made our way into the woodland, I squeezed Lilith?s hand while asking her if her feet were okay. I expected the nod she gave me in return, and I hoped she was being honest with me. I knew she never wore shoes, but we were about to tread some pretty uneven ground.Due to the dark boughs overhead, visibility became almost nil. Even with the sorties I had been on in the past with the enigmatic operatives, I had a hard time navigating our path, so I guess it was a good thing that Lilith seemed to know right where we were going. It almost seemed like she had some kind of built-in night vision since she had no problem leading the way.As we trudged forward, I noticed that my dark-haired escort was following a rather curvy and winding path. I felt like stumbling about such a serpentine route seemed unnecessary, but I recalled the dotted lines I had seen marked on the old buckskin. I decided to not intervene since Lilith seemed to have us oriented on the right path.I could feel the eyes of the woodland creatures upon us the deeper we traveled into the growth of timber and greenery. While I sensed a bit of fear from some, I felt that the gazes of others offered us no sympathy. It was as if they knew exactly what we were working our way toward.The further we traveled into the dense woods, the more prominent a certain odor became in my nostrils. The sulfurous reek of a magma lake became almost overwhelming?which made little to no sense since we were in an area with outright zero volcanic activity.I lost all sense of time as I continued to let Lilith pull me along. I was obsessed with finding answers as to what was going on?and I had convinced myself that the resolution I craved was to be found at the ?X? marked on the buckskin map. Probably not the brightest notion I?ve ever had since I didn?t truly have any evidence, but at the moment, it was all I had to go on?so I was sticking to it.After following the convoluted trail Denizli Escort Bayan Lilith had me on, we eventually made our way out of the forest and into a dell. The trees thinned out and the land slanted here and there. Autumn had started to affect the area since there were some leaves on the ground, and the smell I had picked up on earlier was even more poignant throughout the region. The secluded space seemed devoid of life, for I couldn?t sense anything other than Lilith and myself on the empty stretch of land.Going back to what I had seen on the buckskin map, I knew we were getting closer to our destination. Fortunately for me, the lack of trees in the area allowed more moonlight to brighten up the region so I could see a little better. I only mention myself because Lilith seemed to have no problem seeing in the dark.Speaking of my blue-skinned compeer, I suddenly noticed how tense she had become. I was ready to explore the vicinity and rush forward, but upon taking my first step, I felt her grasp on my hand tighten?and she didn?t move with me. When I glanced back at her, I could clearly see angst etched across her face. Even through the semidarkness, it was apparent that she was terrified to be standing at the tree line.Clasping her soft hand in both of mine as I stepped back toward her, I cocked my head since she wouldn?t meet my eyes and questioned, ?What is it, Lilith? You seem scared. Is something the matter???Bad,? she muttered in response while staring at the forest floor. ?This place?is bad.?I didn?t understand the straightforward answer. The simple connotations didn?t go lost on me, of course, but I couldn?t discern what troubled the young woman so much. I had seen my share of malevolence in the past, but I couldn?t sense anything unpleasant about this particular place. ?Why?s it bad, Lilith? Did something bad happen here?? I made sure that my voice sounded both soothing and sympathetic at the same time.?I?don?t want to be here.?As an unearthly silence engulfed us, I found myself placing my hands on Lilith?s upper arms while glancing behind myself and scanning the area. I mentioned before how still it was due to the fact that there were no animals around, and I knew from experience that Lilith always seemed attuned to everything going on around her. I recalled how much the animals in the barn enjoyed her tranquil presence, so discounting her warning wouldn?t be in my best interest.Since we had come all this way, I wanted nothing more than to explore the immediate vicinity?but there was no way I was going to force my frightened guide from her spot. I tried making eye contact with her once again as I repeated, ?Did something bad happen here, Lilith??The blue-skinned beauty nodded.Needing a more concrete answer, I used my right hand to rub the young woman?s left arm as I pressed, ?Was the bad thing that happened here something that befell you, Lilith??This time, I was a little surprised when the raven-haired beauty shook her head.I took my hands away from my benevolent escort and scratched my chin. Again, I turned away from her and surveyed the destitute area. While I still didn?t sense any kind of immediate danger, I could agree with her that the place seemed a little less than wholesome due to the solitary feeling in my very being while standing amidst the deserted dell.I felt like a complete jerk for doing it, but since we had come so far to locate the lonely stretch of land, I turned to Lilith and told her to wait for me while I had a look around. When she reached out and grabbed me by the right arm in an attempt to stop me, I told her everything would be okay. I knew she didn?t want to take even one more step forward, so I tried to convince her that she would be all right waiting for me. The look on her face told me that she didn?t want to stay behind by herself, but I wasn?t about to force her to move onward.?Give me five minutes to scope things out and have a thorough look around,? I told the frightened young woman. ?There?s obviously something here or else you wouldn?t Escort Denizli have agreed to accompany me. I can tell you don?t want to talk about it, so let me have a look around???Bad?? Lilith mumbled again as she tried to tug me back.I nodded my understanding and tried to explain to her, ?I?ve seen some bad things before, Lilith. I think I?ll be all right?as long as you?ll be all right waiting. Will you be all right??The raven-tressed female looked unsure as she averted her gaze again.I was in a real bind. I wanted to have a look around since I knew there was something amiss in the lonely dell, but leaving Lilith behind was a real dick thing to do?especially since she was visibly frightened by something. Leaving the poor girl to fend for herself while I went off to explore left a sour taste in my mouth.As upset with myself as I was in that moment, I knew we had trekked all the way out here for a reason. I had to know what it was that rested out in the middle of nowhere, and if the answers would help explain the bizarre connection between Lilith and the old landowner, I just had to discover what they were. Since no one would be forthcoming with any details, I would just have to uncover them myself.Antenora?s property appeared to be more extensive than I had originally realized. As I began across the leaf-strewn topography, I could see past a few hills and other bumps in the land to see that the terrain stretched much farther than the boundaries of the buckskin map I was visualizing in my mind?s eye. It made me wonder what use the old bat had for such a vast stretch of countryside.I reminded myself that just because she owned it, that didn?t necessarily mean she used it. My grandfather on my dad?s side had always been a huge advocate of owning land. There had been plenty of times when he had told me that if the opportunity ever presented itself, I needed to jump on it immediately because land was always increasing in value. The only problem with his advice was that there was a huge difference between him and I: He had a lot of money and I did not.As I continued onward, I glanced back over a shoulder and saw Lilith still standing in the distance. She hadn?t moved a muscle from her spot, and as much as I would?ve preferred having her with me, I wasn?t about to force her to enter territory she was afraid of. I wished I could figure out what it was that frightened her so.I found out within seconds.When I turned my head back around to gaze across everything before me, I noticed a few trees in the distance with what looked like a small shed sitting between them. I was instantly intrigued since it made no sense to me why such a small depository would be secluded out in the middle of nowhere so far from the rest of the property. I may not have been a detective, but I felt like the answers to all my questions sat in that paltry storage unit situated in the obscure location.I approached the rundown shelter and noticed a brick well located just yards away from it for the first time. The gerbils running on wheels in the back of my mind started spouting off all sorts of scenarios as I realized why such a thing would be out in such a solitary area that was supposedly devoid of life. Calling back to my days with the operatives that I had tried so desperately to forget, I fully recalled how I had learned that some minimalists lived apart from society?and the small storage shed sitting in front of me could?ve actually been some kind of shack with a deranged hermit taking up residence within it.Groaning as I placed a hand to my face, I told myself I was being facetious. That old map was exactly that?old. Just by looking at it, I felt that it could have been produced as far back as a century ago. If anyone had lived in this small shelter at any point, they were long gone by now. It wasn?t like an axe murderer was going to fly through the rickety old door in front of me and chop me into pieces?It occurred to me that maybe the map had been drawn up to mark the location of the well. Perhaps years earlier when the original creator of the map had scribbled his or her directions on it, said person wanted to be able to locate a source of fresh water. Maybe the mind-blowing answers I had assumed I was tracking down were nothing more than directions to a mere water source. Lilith was probably losing sleep over my curiosity of a well.