Ryvre set out down the winding path deeper and deeper into the forest. Drell wasn't too many miles away, just still far. She kept silent for a while, along with all of the animals around her and Rane.
"This place is eerie," she said aloud. "I never knew riding alone could be so--alone."
Rane made a sound to agree. She had never been outside their land alone either, like she ever tried, though. She started to go really slow now, but Ryvre didn't know why.
"Get a move on it, Rane! I want to get there before dawn."
It stopped, but Ryvre barely noticed it b the speed they were going. Ryvre kicked her legs inward for Rane to go, but she stayed still.
"Rane!" she snapped.
Rane's ears went back and then Ryvre heard the sound of hoof beats; lots of them. Rane backed up, but went forward again, then stayed still. Suddenly they were surrouned by men on horses that seemed to pop out of no where. Ryvre bit her lip and hummed nervously, looking around.
"What's a baby like you doing all alone?" one of the asked grimly.
"It's dangerous, didn't your mama tell ya?" inquired another.
"I--i'm meeting someone," she shivvered. "I'm just leaving, if this is your area."
"You can't leave now!" said a man in all black, getting off his horse and stepping closer to Ryvre. "We were just getting to the good part." He took her hand and kissed it gently, but didn't let go of it, even though Ryvre tried to get it away.
"I don't want to impose," she said politely. "Really, i must go now so i can get there by dawn."
"Can't you stay a LITTLE while longer?" pleaded to man with a grin, stilling holding onto her hand. "We have alot of fun things back where we're going, and i bet it's close to where you'd like to reach."
Ryvre didn't trust these men; her mother said never to trust strangers. In the corner of her eye, she saw a man draw out a burlap bag, and another took out a knife. She gasped and thrust her hand away, then held onto the reins. The man cling onto her waste as one man placed the large burlap bag over her, no matter how much she struggled, and the man with the knife sliced through her ankle, making it bleed. She screamed, but the hit on her head with a rock shut her up. She passed out.
"This place is eerie," she said aloud. "I never knew riding alone could be so--alone."
Rane made a sound to agree. She had never been outside their land alone either, like she ever tried, though. She started to go really slow now, but Ryvre didn't know why.
"Get a move on it, Rane! I want to get there before dawn."
It stopped, but Ryvre barely noticed it b the speed they were going. Ryvre kicked her legs inward for Rane to go, but she stayed still.
"Rane!" she snapped.
Rane's ears went back and then Ryvre heard the sound of hoof beats; lots of them. Rane backed up, but went forward again, then stayed still. Suddenly they were surrouned by men on horses that seemed to pop out of no where. Ryvre bit her lip and hummed nervously, looking around.
"What's a baby like you doing all alone?" one of the asked grimly.
"It's dangerous, didn't your mama tell ya?" inquired another.
"I--i'm meeting someone," she shivvered. "I'm just leaving, if this is your area."
"You can't leave now!" said a man in all black, getting off his horse and stepping closer to Ryvre. "We were just getting to the good part." He took her hand and kissed it gently, but didn't let go of it, even though Ryvre tried to get it away.
"I don't want to impose," she said politely. "Really, i must go now so i can get there by dawn."
"Can't you stay a LITTLE while longer?" pleaded to man with a grin, stilling holding onto her hand. "We have alot of fun things back where we're going, and i bet it's close to where you'd like to reach."
Ryvre didn't trust these men; her mother said never to trust strangers. In the corner of her eye, she saw a man draw out a burlap bag, and another took out a knife. She gasped and thrust her hand away, then held onto the reins. The man cling onto her waste as one man placed the large burlap bag over her, no matter how much she struggled, and the man with the knife sliced through her ankle, making it bleed. She screamed, but the hit on her head with a rock shut her up. She passed out.