She was coming back from the market, following a busy pathway that cuts closer to her home than the main pathway. She was late because she had dallied too much in spending time with Syma, her mother would not be happy with her. She was in so much haste that she was not aware that she was being followed until it was too late.

“Hello there Penn.” Dinos said close to Penn's ear as Penn let out a little scream and turned around quickly to see who was behind her.

“You scared me.” Penn placed a hand on her beating chest, in a bid to calm herself down.

“Why did...