Chapter Five
Alice stared at the girl named Robin for a few seconds but snapping back into reality.
"It's-It's nice to meet you." She stuttered, then chuckled a little.
"Yeah. " Robin replied, then turned and started walking away. Alice stayed standing where she was until Robin turned back to her, "You coming or what?" She asked and Alice nodded, then walked over to her as she saw the slight smile she was trying to hide.
Together, Robin and Alice walked through the forest before hitting a dirt path and then continued down that for what felt like hours… Finally, they came across a small campsite on almost on the edge of the forest.
"What's this?" Alice asked Robin as they approached the site.
"It's my place to get away from everyone and everything." Robin replied, "To get away from my mother." She added in a whisper.
"I came to this realm to escape my mother." Alice whispered, but still loud enough for Robin to hear, "She's a true monster." She added as Robin looked at her with sorrow eyes. Her eyes flickered over to Robin's and at that moment, it felt like they had a connection. It was quickly ruined when we heard a noise in the distance.
Immediately, Robin drew her bow and held it low as her eyes scanned the woods to figure out what direction the noises came from.
"What was that?" Alice asked, a little worried, but Robin quickly hushed me. She followed Robin's gaze into the woods, but neither of them saw anything. Robin sighed as she put her arrow back into her bag and stood up straight.
"Probably just an animal." She suggested, "None comes around this way anymore. Not after my father died." She told Alice with the same hint of sadness in her voice like Alice had.
"What happened?" She asked without thinking, making Robin look at her.
"He died protecting the woman he loved." She simply answered. Alice nodded stopping herself from asking any more questions. There were a few seconds of silence before Robin spoke up completely changing the subject, "We should get some sleep."
"Yeah." Alice agreed, "We should." She added flickering her eyes up at Robin's again, trying to hide a smile. She looked at Alice for a brief moment, before turning toward her tent. She began walking toward it as Alice glanced at the tent to my right.
"Hey, Robin!" Alice called out looking up in her direction. Robin stopped in her tracks and turned to Alice, "Can I sleep with you in her tent? I'm afraid to be alone." Alice admitted to her. Robin's lips cracked a grin and she smiled at me.
"Sure." She replied and Alice smiled at her, then walked over to the tent as she climbed inside. Alice quickly followed behind her.
