She could feel him breath. The rapid beat of his heart. His shaky breaths. The severe trembling of his hands with each foot that touched the foggy ground. It was cold outside, but the night always brought out a bitterness in Transylvania.
The young man's back was against a tomb stone, he was crouched down and breathing heavily; like he had been running. His teeth chattering he dared to peek around the tomb stone and look into the darkness. But there was nothing. Just the sound of someone's boots stepping on the wet dew. Fog hung over the ground, making it hard to see.
Resting the back of his head against the gravestone, he looked at the old, wooden fence that was falling apart. A medium sized tree was on the other side. He felt his heart stop. Next to the tree was a shady figure. A detailed image couldn't be seen because of the darkness and a hood was drawn over their face. Gasping, he got up and stumbled in the opposite direction.
He was literally running blind. His mind couldn't process where he was, even though any other time he could navigate just fine. Yet for the last couple of days, a hooded figure, the one by the tree, had been stalking him. They had asked about things. Impossible things. He had refused to say anything to them, but now he regretted it dearly.
Now he found himself running through the forest, his head spinning. His legs felt numb and he could feel the strength flowing out of them with every stride he took. He looked behind him, only to see trees and fog. While he did so he came up on a tree root, tripping over it and falling to the ground.
For a moment he couldn't realize what had happened. Blinking, he started to get up in a daze, but then a weight on his back pushed him back to the ground.
"Where is The Resurrection Vial?"
The voice was definitely feminine, yet each word seemed to be intoxicated with loathing and hatred.
"I-I don't know w-what you're talking about!" He said, then started sobbing. "P-please, please..."
The weight was removed, and for a split second he thought she had left. But then he heard the sound of a sword being drawn from it's sheath.