Iven walked through the forest, traveling north, though the gravel path had ended he knew where he was going.
His cloak flew back, caught is a sudden gust of wind, the hood falling to his shoulders, revealing his blood colored hair, pale skin, and bright blue eyes. Suddenly he felt a presence behind him. He turned and saw…
"...Nothing," Iven, mumbled to himself. He knew that was not the case, he could feel the other being presence, but whoever or whatever it was, they preferred to stay hidden. He didn't sense any immediate hostility towards him. More, agitated and curious, were the emotions that accompanied this presence. Nonetheless, he couldn't take any chances, Iven replaced his hood so it covered his eyes.
Kate watched the strange hooded man. She was one of the Sky Army's most skilled scouts. She was famous for being able to travel at a dead run and still be completely silent. Yet who ever this guy was he had known she was there she moment she had stepped into the clearing, if she hadn't been able to pop her invisibility potion as fast as she had Kate would have been seen by here pray, something that would seriously hurt her hard won reputation, even being detected was an amateur hour slip up.
Now she kept her distance but he know she was there, the way he moved was all the clues Kate needed. No longer did he wearly stumble through the forest, but rather, he strode, alert listening for the slightest sound and keeping his hood up. She didn't know why, he had know she was there when his hood was down, she had seen his face, it was a face she would never forget.
Iven had nearly pinpointed the person who was following him. About twenty meters back moving from tree to tree with the kind of stealth that he hadn't known possible by humans. He had to give his follower props for skill. However he had grown tired of their little game.
Kate crept along the thin branch of a spruce tree prepared to make the branch hop to the next tree. But then the cloaked man turned, and she froze.
"Hey, you there, over on the tree," He yelled, waving at her. He knew exactly where she was?! "Come on, don't leave me hangin' I just wanna chat." He continued a thick undertone of sarcasm, lacing his voice. Maybe he was just shouting into the wind? She wondered. Kate knew that was unlikely but she also knew what her mission was. The Army's Headquarters had been put to ruin in a single night, and now one of town had shared the same fate only a day later. She had to find the one responsible.
Kate shook her head, she was over analyzing it. There was no real way for him to distinguish here movements, was there? She decided the best course of action was to retreat from this current situation.
"Just remember you made me do this." The man yelled. Suddenly something shot out from the cloak. It stuck to the trunk of the tree Kate was on. Before she could react he shot forward, being pulled forward by the makeshift grapple hook he had lodged in the tree. He knocked her off here branch and out of the tree sending her flying.
Kate tried to move when she realized she was stuck to the ground by small daggers pinning Kate by her clothing. And to make matters worse here invisibility potion wore off at that very moment leaving her trapped, exposed and helpless...