Watch Over Me

A woman has come to the island. From his hiding place he watches her. Instinct tells him this woman is trouble. It’s there in her quick step, the way she looks about her with a bright curious gaze.

It must not be…

This is his sanctuary, the place where he feels safe, where he can live without fear, where he can watch over his princess. Now he senses confrontation, discovery…

The hope that he’s wrong brings him to his feet. He edges forward, stepping from one tree to the next, like a child playing hide and seek. Only this is no game…