As the last butterfly left the tavern through the open door, as the last pair of hands clapped, Jess was already fixing herself to wander over to the next town, further deepening her own mysteriousness. For when the people of the town decided to seek out where she had disappeared to, they would find her nowhere near, but perhaps they would hear rumor that the mysterious Lady Eyes was performing somewhere else.

She wondered if they would wonder if this ‘Lady Eyes’ had teleported there from the tavern.

Jess smiled slightly as she leaned against the wall outside of the place she had just performed in. The last few patrons were leaving now; some stunned speechless by the show, while others couldn’t stop talking about it. Jess leaned in to their conversation further, ensuring that her entertainment was, indeed, entertaining.

A majority of mumbles reached her ears, but from what she could tell, they were more than satisfied, which made her satisfied. The gravel beneath her shoes crunched and grinded as she turned to walk away. Jess made a few steps forward, heading behind the tavern. She would move mostly behind the buildings until she met the road out, just to avoid being seen.

Jess turned a corner and put her hands in her pockets.

A few steps forward and she froze stiff.

What is that? She sniffed, taking a deep breath. That…smell? She looked around. Is that… her eyes spotted a pale, limp hand, barely covered by the grass. Jess rushed over and swept aside the various leaves and dirt to see a blood covered face of a young woman, the neck ripped out and they eyes still open, staring coldly into space. Stale blood, she thought, covering the person’s eyes, making them close, and the scent of another vampire…

She stood up, her mind rushing with thoughts. Two stood out; should she run? Get to the next town as fast as she could, before they suspect her, but doing such an action may make her seem even more suspicious. If she stayed, then she’d be easily suspected; it was a no-win situation either way, perhaps she should just leave as fast as she could.

Yes, that seemed to be the better route to take.

Jess bent over and gently took the dead woman’s arm and placed it nearer to the body. After that, she turned again, ready to make a dash out of town.

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