Anatoly heard footsteps outside his hut and curiously looked up from the book he had been trying to read. The girls were out walking Aeneas and he wasn't expecting them back for awhile yet. He was not expecting anyone else at this time of the day and he couldn't imagine who might be coming to visit.

He froze when he saw Lex, his heart beating rapidly. He had not been back to the hut since he had walked out of it a month ago and Anatoly couldn't begin to imagine why he had returned. Lex had enjoyed tormenting him, he knew, but surely that amusement had gone stale. From the rumors he heard, there were plenty of other people Lex could hunt, there was no reason for him to come back here.

He took a breath in an attempt to calm himself and presented a smile that did not reach his eyes. "Hello, Lex."