Richard made sure to grip her hand tight. In truth, now that he knew how to handle the situation he would generally be his normal calm and callous self, but Alex was still terrified. There was no way that he could do that and let her frighten herself to death. He kept her lose, talking over her ear so she was forced to concentrate on what he was saying (provided she wasn't distracted by how alluring she seemed to think his voice was).

"They're not real. This entire scenario was created by some plant out here. It's just your mind playing on your fears."

Warren just laughed from his tree imprint, but somehow, he looked worse for ware. "Cute, Richard, but I don't think it'll work. Alex is far too controlled by her emotions."