Relish POV

I cannot believe she pushed me out of a window! I could have died! I am the crowned prince of trolls and she nearly pushed me out of a window!

I feel a sudden weight beside me from where she's just landed from jumping down, and just from looking at that smile on her face my anger disappears.

When I first saw her I thought she was human, but after looking at her more properly I see quite a few traits of creatures in her, human, fairy and something else, she is…stunning, wearing a short grey skirt that goes above her knees that's got holes and torn pieces showing her labour in this cursed place and possibly before. She's wearing brown leather boots that go above her knees and a single sleeved brown top that I see has slight leather armour around her top torso. Her black hair looks beautiful even with it being dirty and probably in need of a wash, and the pink streams running through it make her look more beautiful and unique, and her eyes…they are enchanting.

"Come on, we need to go before the guards notice us not amongst those other prisoners" she says, now scooting off the haystack, I shake my head to clear my thoughts of her and follow her, getting off the haystack in time to see her pulling a horse out of its paddock, it has its reigns on but no saddle, but that's no problem for me, I'm used to riding without a saddle, you have to be prepared for anything when you're a troll.

"Come on, you'll have to go in front, I cant ride horses" she says, looking at me, I nod at this then climb onto the horses back, then after I take the horses reigns I hold my hand out for her, which she smiles at and grabs hold of, allowing me to pull her onto the horse behind me. As soon as I feel her hands on my shoulders, I kick the horses sides and we head to the stable doors, finding it open. This may actually work.

"There they are!"

I look behind me slightly seeing at the corner of my eye that Daphne is too, and we see guards on horseback galloping towards us, at this I kick the horses sides harder urging it to go faster, I'm heading in the direction of the Troll kingdom, we'll be safe there, and thankfully its not too far.

"They're getting closer!" she shouts, I turn my head slightly to see that she's telling the truth, and what's worse is a few of them have crossbows on them.

"Duck!" I shout as I see one of the guards aim his at us, and just as we do I hear the sound of an arrow flying above my head.

"Just keep looking forward" she says, then with this I nod and urge the horse to go faster, I don't feel anymore arrows coming at us, which confuses me, since there are three guards with crossbows on them and we are escapees, why aren't they shouting at us?

And to see for myself why, I look back slightly only to see something I definitely didn't expect…a shield, only not a solid one, a magical one, with many colours surrounding our rear, blocking the arrows attacks,

"Where did that come from!?" I shout, still staring at the magical force, is there a sorcerer nearby or a witch?

"Me"

I look to Daphne behind me and see her with a concentrated look on her face, her face looking up to the sky, she really is doing it, I can see an almost thread connecting her to the shield.

I look forward in time to see a log coming up,

"Hold on tight!" I shout, getting the horse ready for the jump, and when it comes I hear a surprised gasp from behind me followed by a pained gasp. And just in time I feel her slipping side-ways behind me, I look in time to see her about to fall off the horse when I quickly grab her, seeing her still stunned look on her face. What happened to her?

But my question is answered before laying her on the horse in front of me, when I see an arrow in her back.

"Sucken elf!" I swear, then kicking the horse further, seeing that we are at the edge of bean country. Hopefully there will be Troll guards around.

"Hang on! We're almost there!" I shout, hearing the guards still behind us, I look behind me slightly to see that they are very close to us, and I see them aiming again.

I brace myself for the impacts I know I'm about to receive, but after a few minutes, I look back again to see that that shield is there again behind me. I look down to Daphne to see her holding her arm out towards the shield, creating the thread.

"Your using too much energy for this, you'll die if you keep this going" I say, trying to get her to stop, knowing that using her magic will use up her energy and in this case her life source, when an injured witch or any other being is injured they rarely use their magic unless in dire need as it sucks the life out of them, making them more tired and prone to die quicker.

"If I stop…you'll die" she gasps, I look at her for a few seconds contemplating her words, why would she care if I die?

Banishing this thought for now, I look forward in the distance seeing members of my guard approaching,

"Defend your prince!" I shout, seeing that they heard me and they must have seen the guards behind me as they aim their own crossbows at the guards behind me and I see arrows flying past me and I hear loud grunts and thuds, telling me that they hit their marks.

"Prince Relish!" shout the men, but I ignore them and carry on to the citadel, needing to get help for Daphne.

"Just hold on, ok? Just hold on," I say silently to her, finally seeing the citadel through the trees.

I wont let her die, if it wasn't for her I would still be in that prison, and she saved me several times from those guards, risking her life for me. And I will re-pay her for this.