10 years later…

"You'll never catch me!" The 20-year-old Carrie called from her horse to the guards behind her.

She raced down the streets, avoiding peasants and wagons as she rode.

Three of the king's guards were charging after her.

Carrie smirked and grasped the package of bread that she stole from the market. Unfortunately, the guards near by saw her and now she was in a great chase.

But, she knew she would beat them. For she saw that the knights were big and fat, making the horses tired.

Carrie dodged another peasant and saw that a gap between two carts ahead was slowly closing.

Carrie dug her heels into the horse's sides and she just made it through the opening just before it closed, leaving the guards stuck.

She stopped her horse, turned around and saluted the knights. Then, with a laugh she rode into the forest.

Carrie let her horse trot and saw that the sky was getting darker.

Just then, Carrie heard voices and smiled. She quickly rode to where they were coming from.

She quickly came along to where there was a little campsite with her friends Berny and Jake tending to a fire.

Berny looked up. "There you are!" He smiled.

Jake crossed his arms. "Hurry up woman! We're starving!"

Carrie rolled her eyes and slid off of her horse. The gelding nuzzled her and she patted his forehead.

"Here," She said, throwing the bread to him.

Berny lunged for it and caught it.

"Oi! Aren't you going to have some?" He said his mouth full of bread.

Carrie shook her head and un-tacked the horse.

Jake shrugged, "More for us!"

He tackled Berny reaching for the bread.

Berny punched him in the stomach and ran away, the bread still clutched in his hands.

Carrie laughed as the men, rather boys, fought over the tiny serving they had.

She then let the gelding go and he galloped away, searching for a patch of grass to eat.

Carrie felt the necklace around her neck and took it out, looking at the beautiful silver markings.

She felt tears prick the back of her eyes, but she blinked them back.

"I promise." She whispered.

Carrie chuckled seeing as Berny had Jake in a headlock and was taking enormous bites of the bread.

She went down to the fire and just watched it burn. Feeling her eyelids become heavy, she lay her head on the tree log and fell asleep.