The second cornfield had no scarecrow, female or otherwise. Creeping through it offered a way to get closer to those buildings, so after a careful look and listen, Alexa quickly crossed the narrow track between it and the woods and went into it. The corn was already higher than her head, which offered concealment, and the long, straight rows had long, straight lanes between them that made the going easy. Well, up to a point. The upper parts of the plants were spread out into the open area between them, which meant that she made most of her journey in a half-crouch in order to avoid giving away her position. Still, that afforded her some extra cover, so that no one passing by the particular rows she was between was likely to spot her. As for what she'd do once she reached the other side, we
