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Will had the sense that he was being watched. This feeling had been slowly creeping up on him for the past few hours. Tug had been giving him signals since early this morning. Yet, when he used the techniques he'd been taught to catch followers unaware, he caught no glimpse of anyone, nor anything. It was unsettling, but as long as he was in this mess of a forest, there was nothing he could do about it. So he rode on, wary for any sudden movements or attacks. He knew there was a large clearing up ahead, and it was not too far from where he was. His plan was to ride into the middle of the clearing, look around, and see if he couldn't catch anyone. After a few tense moments, he reached the clearing and cantered to its center. He stopped suddenly, and turned around sharply. No. There was no one. Frowning, he turned back. He spent a few minutes analyzing sounds, and was about to urge Tug on when he heard the strangest sound. Tug made another signal. "I know, boy," Will said soothingly, or a soothingly as he could manage. He looked around quickly. He still couldn't see anything. He shrugged nonchalantly and tapped his heel to Tug's side. "Let's get going." He was almost to the edge of the clearing when he heard it again. That strange poofing sound. Will swiveled around in the saddle as quickly as he could. It had come from behind him. The source of the sound stood in the center of the clearing, staring at him with large purple eyes. Their eyes met. Will's widened. The tall black creature's jaw dropped. They stared at each other, and the creature began to make a different sound, one that sent chills down Will's spine. It was a creaking sound, a terrifying noise. The creature kept staring and staring. Will's eyes got wider and wider, and his mouth got dry. It occurred to him that perhaps he should run. The wisdom of this idea was evidently shared with Tug, as after a mere two seconds of the terrible creaking, Tug bunched his muscles and sprinted away like a bat out of hell. Will kept staring at the strange creature in the clearing. Just before the clearing was out of sight, and the creature with it, Will saw a glowing blue streak hurtle into the clearing, knocking the monster down. As he watched, it became clear the streak was a person. The figure turned and waved jauntily at Will before being smacked across the clearing. Unperturbed, the person sprang forward to swipe at the monster with a... was that a glowing blue sword? The black creature screeched and disappeared, reappearing behind its attacker. There. That was the poof sound. That creature was going poof. And teleporting.
...this was just too strange. Will continued to watch the battle in a dreamlike state, scarcely paying attention to his surroundings.
So when Tug ran through a series of low-lying branches, it really wasn't Will's fault that he was knocked senseless by one. Right?
...Oh, he was so screwed if Halt ever found out.
And that's why only one person understood how someone, or something, was apparently teleporting through walls, floors, and ceilings alike to steal cakes from the castle pantry.
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