She ran. The wind was cutting through her insufficient clothing as she darted around the trees and over boulders. The chill caused cold emotionless tears to caress down her expressionless face. She ran but she was running out of breath. She had to find a place to hide. Behind a tree may be enough. Yes, behind a tree. But not now; they were too close.
She expected to be coming close to the edge of a mountain. There, she will hide. The terrain became more uneven and large boulders protruded from the ground.
She skipped quietly to the side parallel to the mountain and stopped. She drew her dagger and held it close to her heart as if she wanted it to hear her quickened heartbeat, to understand what she was going through. She could hear her pursuers, evidently not trying to hide their presence. They didn't need to. There was four of them and only one of her. All she had to do was remain silent while they went to search the innumerable caves.
She smiled to herself. Yes, this was a good plan.
"We'll go see the first few caves while you stay here Damerk. Take precaution to anything out of the ordinary. This is no normal person we're dealing with."
Kesodra grinned at the praise but then frowned. "Why did they want me so badly?" she thought to herself.
The men started their way up the slope while Kesodra tried to find a means of escape without arousing suspicion from this "Damerk." She looked to the ground and began making surreptitious steps towards the next tree. And then the next. Growing more confident, she looked up and saw him looking opposite her direction, mumbling to himself. "Probably about not being allowed to join in the fun. But no one's going to have fun today." She thought smiling.
She began moving farther away, just to get away, when a twig snapped beneath her feet! She was sure that the others in the caves must have heard it. The sound seemed to echo in the soundless forest air. She spun around towards Damerk and pressed herself against the tree. He had not seen her but was looking directly towards her. She turned, her back to the tree, dagger in hand. "I dare you to come closer Damerk." She hissed inaudibly. She could hear him approach.
the next chapter will be longer than this and it won't be long before i post it. plz hang in there with me!!