"Alexander..." Michelle kept staring at the deepest hole she had dug as she spoke. Her voice was quieter than usual, and she dragged it slowly. "You are a Shadow Master too?" she asked, her back turned to Alexander.
Alexander didn't answer. His smile just widened.
So Michelle continued: "The power affecting the soil is nearly the same as the power coming from the thread..." She lifted up the shovel she had used for the second digging. The thread of Alexander's power was still tied around its handle.
Staring at Michelle's back, Alexander's black eyes gleamed with something sinister. "What do you want to know?" he asked from behind.
