Arya ran, stooping low, heels thudding on bare earth. Heat was all around her, fire on every side, before and behind. She ran on, clutching to her chest her precious burden. She stumbled, the way ahead blurred with tears. Faolin... No! The trees screamed at her as the devouring flames licked at their dry boughs. Her heart pounded, her chest ached. Pain... Grief...burning...How did they know? How did they find us? Black figures closing in behind... Focus! She told herself fiercely, as her iron core dragged her back to the present. Concentrate! Don't let him have died in vain. There must be a way out... there always is... She whirled around, hair slicing her face, damp with sweat. No... There was no way... The flames were all around her now, cutting off her every escape. She drew herself up to her full height and stared with all the defiance she could muster at the tall dark figure approaching her. Her mind raced. What could she do? Send it... Where? There was no-one in a thousand miles... Unbidden, an image swam up in her mind... a face... She dragged herself back to stare at the man. The light was behind him, she could not see his face... but...there was only one thing to do now...only one way out...even if it cost her her life... Remember the words... She yanked open the bag, pulling out the thing that was so special, the thing Glenwing and Faolin had died for, the thing she had sworn to protect with her life. For the briefest of moments she stared into its blue depths and whispered a blessing...Go where fate sends you... Find him!... desperately she gabbled the spell, tongue stumbling in her haste... that would not do... but then she felt the rush of energy leaving her body, and knew it was gone. For a moment intense relieve swept over her, despite everything, but then the heat was too close, all round, more than she could bear, and everything went black.
A.N. The elf with Arya and Faolin was called Glenwing, wasn't he? I don't have access to the book at the moment, so if I'm wrong could anyone correct me, I would be much obliged. I will update as soon as I can. Thank you! P.S This is book-based, not film, for those of you that are thinking, 'hang on, didn't she talk to Durza…'
