It took a while to get out of the forest, about an hour or so. The winding paths and low hanging branches made it a hard and long journey. Red had had to stop a number of times to sit down and rest but every time she did, she couldn't shake the eerie feeling that someone was watching her and she kept hearing things move when there was nothing to be seen. Maybe it was just the endless rows of trees and the sheer size of the forest, but Red couldn't help think it might be something more.
When she broke free from the forest's entrapment she saw a landscape completely different from her hometown and it took her breath away. Here the sky stretched on for what seemed like an eternity whereas at home every inch of space was cluttered with metal towers and glass panels the blue of sky lost behind a shiny kingdom. Fields of green went on forever and the fresh smell of flowers was in the air. She'd been here a thousand times before, but Red was sure that even if she lived here, the sight would still amaze her every time she saw it.
She waltzed threw the small down in a slight daze, the pure aura of the place was a bit too much to take in for a city girl. It was strange how quiet it was, even though people walked around, no one made a sound and the only thing that could be heard was the cheerful chirp of birds in the trees that surrounded the main square.
Exhausted from the trip, Red sat down on the fountain in the centre of the main square. It was a grand three tiered one with little fairies decorating both the top and the base. The whole idea of a fountain was old-fashioned and this one was especially archaic, in fact now that she thought about it the village seemed to be from a different time with its cottages and markets rather than apartments and boutiques.
Not many people passed her as she sat there, but she could swear she saw a wolf searching the streets hunting for food.