They were both a mess, having spent the last six hours trying to escape the evil witch chasing them through the forest.
Many minutes passed as they hid, shivering, under cold, wet leaves and brush.
They listened for the silence in the night air, and then moved on.
Each other's waning strength was evident as they stumbled into a dark, damp cave, a small, albeit gratifying respite from the pouring rain outside.
The thought of solace not far away was keeping them going.
That, and their fierce desire to protect the other, until the end.
It wouldn't be long now.
