Bella stood up from where she had been sitting by the fire.
She walked closer to the snake beastman, her eyes drawn to him like he was a magnet. She could not look away from him. She did not understand why she was so infatuated with him. This made no sense.
He was an outcast. He was from a forbidden tribe. He was supposed to be an enemy. Everything about him should have made her want to run away or attack him.
But something about him was making her unable to look away. Making her want to get closer. Making her completely focused on him and nothing else.
The girl that had gone to find him walked toward Bella quickly and grabbed her hand firmly.
"Don't look at him too much, Bella," the girl said urgently. "I was also caught up in the same trance that I almost fell for him. I'm sure that's something the snake tribe can do. Some kind of ability they have."
He clapped his hands together slowly, like the girl had just confirmed something he found amusing.
