The sphinx roared loudly at the guards, squeezing Felix even tighter. He was surprised to hear a lioness roar come from her human mouth.
The guards stopped, looking at the sphinx in surprise. They suddenly felt scared to fight her.
"Get away!" she shouted. Felix looked up at her, a bit surprised that she could talk.
The guards stepped back, unsure of what to do.
"He's mine! Mine only!" she shouted, roaring again. Felix's ears were hurt, but he didn't notice that so much. He was just worried about what she was planning to do with him. Did sphinxes eat people?
The guards turned and ran off, slamming the cell door behind them. The sphinx watched them, and them brought Felix up to her face. The boy looked into her bright red eyes with fear, but suddenly got the feeling that he had nothing to lose, so why act so scared?
"Okay, listen to me," he said loudly. "Put me down right now!"
The sphinx looked at him with an expression of surprise. Her ears twitched slightly, and her head cocked to one side.
"Huh," she said. "I didn't expect you to be so... Brave."
"Yeah, well I am, so put me down now!"
The sphinx smirked, her long fang jutting out a bit more. "Or else what?"
Felix just hung there, limo in her grip. He didn't know how to reply.
"Exactly," the sphinx said. "Now, I, not gonna hurt you, but I'm not gonna let you go until you explain where I am, and what all those men wanted with me."
Felix stated into her eyes. He noticed they were still red, and he wasn't being hypnotized by them anymore. Lord William had mentioned that sphinxes knew magic, so maybe this one could hypnotize him when her eyes turned green like before? It would explain how she got him into her hands' reach....
The sphinx squeezed him gently, reminding him that she was still holding him many feet above the ground, and was starting to get annoyed.
"Tell me where I am!" she said, her voice starting to rise. "Where's mommy and daddy? Why did those men hurt my wings and throw me in this cave? Why?"
She began hurting Felix by squeezing him so much instinctively as she yelled at him, but she see,Ed to realize it an let off a bit.
Felix looked at her straight in the eyes, and asked her....