Her heartate was elevated. The veins in her neck were jumping with her pulse.
Phaedra pushed at the woman's mind, and she moved the fear aside. Everything's fine, she told her silently. Nothing's wrong. You didn't see anything. It was just a strange reflection from that light up there.
The woman looked up. Phaedra saw her name tag. Delores.
Nothing's wrong, Delores. Nothing at all. Just a few friends sitting at your counter, having a laugh. Of course human beings don't have long teeth like that. You've been up late watching horror films again. It's getting to you.
Delores smiled, and shook her head. "Can I get anyone a refill?" she asked.