The voice was coming from the forest, rising and falling like that of a wolf's howl in a strange melody...I finally grasped the courage to look back outside the window and jumped when I saw a light wading through the blackness below.  It was a lantern.  The light was barely bright enough for me to discern the features on the figure holding it.  It was Lila.  Stunned, I watched as she headed for the woods.  Sucking in a sharp breath, I stepped back away from the window.  It was too strange.  Should I just go back to bed?  How could I?!  Lila was going into the black forest alone, towards the sound.  How could I wait for her to return?