Patty Liu - Silent Reflections

Two black shapes paced back and forth in a dark cave. The darkness of the moving shapes blended into the darkness of the damp cave. But you knew something was there because you could hear deep breathing and see blinking yellow eyes.

"So, we let her go. What is your plan, Sire?" Bon growled at the larger shape who sat down.

"Yes, yes... my plan. Ahhhh, Bon, I will finally get the revenge that I deserve," the sire snarled into the darkness. "Finally, Bon! FINALLY! Wolf will die for what he's done to me!"

"Errrr, pardon me Sire, but wasn't it Wolf's father who killed your son, Tad?" Bon frowned with confusion.

"Yes, yes, Wolf's father. No difference!" the sire roared. "It's all the same! Wolf's father is long gone but I will take my revenge on Wolf. A son for a son!"

"Yes, Sire, yes," Bon nodded.

"Now, Bon, this is what I want you to do. I want you to get some of your men together and follow them, but quietly. I want you to follow them as far as you can. That Virginia girl has explained to me that they are searching for some missing people. We shall use them to find our own missing tazzies. Perhaps we can kill two cows with one chew," the sire explained.

"Uhh, you mean 'kill two birds with one stone,' Sire."

"Shut up, I know what I mean. Now, do as I say!"

"But, Sire, all you want me to do is follow them? Then what?" Bon asked, getting quite impatient with the old sire.

"What? Wha-what?" the sire looked up absentmindedly. "Oh yes, follow them. I've already let the magic bing bug bite Virginia without her even feeling it. Wasn't that clever of me? Now all you have to do is get close enough and ring one of those damn ringing things."

"A bell, Sire, a bell." Bon rolled his eyes and was soon losing his patience. "Sire, I know the bing bug. If I'm right, now that Virginia is bitten, she will do whatever I say whenever I ring a bell."

"Yes, yes, Bon. You were always quite the cunning one. Now be careful though. If someone were to clap then Virginia would not be under your control anymore. I want you to follow them as far as you can and perhaps see if they can find our missing tazzies. Once that's accomplished, or not, whatever comes first, I want you to use Virginia to kill Wolf. Make Wolf suffer for it. Make him hurt with the pain of seeing his own wife kill him. Then he will know how I felt when my son was killed. The sire roared with laughter and it echoed endlessly through the dark cave.