I havn't read the novellas so don't freak out if I don't have everything completely right. Other then that,
Enjoy!
I opened my eyes to find that I was in the back of a small wooden carriage. The wood was splintering around the edges of the metal side supports and the sun jumped through the glass in blinding rays. I tilted my head to find a man staring at me, he had short cropped hair with a very visible set of muscles and looked to be in his early thirties.
He must have known I was scared as he said "I won't harm you. What do you remember?" He said as more of a command then a question
"I remember... Running from something," I shook my head as I tried to clear my thoughts then remembered "I was running from you and your armored horse to the river and I fell in." I said trying to break the wavering fear in my voice
"Well little princess I probably would have killed you if you hadn't ran. I don't know many eight year olds that can out run a purebread Arabian mare." He said.
What! I out ran a Arabian mare! "W-What! I out ran that. That isn't even possible!" I said.
he snorted "I'm sure that your mother and father had enough money to buy one for you to try to outrun." He said matter o factly.
I froze not quite believing what had happened the last time I was awake. "Were are they?" I managed to say. A small smile played across his lips "Dead." He said.
I bolted from my seat and kicked his leg "I said were are they!" I screamed.
He grabbed my ear and threw me back into my seat and I winced as my head slammed into the black leather "And I said dead! Now you dare attack me again I will rip your heart from your chest and feed it to the horses for a late night snack!" He roared, making me jump at the sound. I knew straight away that my life was going to quickly plummet into a puddle of pain "Get some sleep," he said "Your going to need it."