Nights of the new moon are always the darkest. Riza didn't mind the dark though, in fact she welcomed it. However tonight it would seem the sun came early, or at least it's warmth did.
Fire flew through the air, hitting the side of the tunnel making a loud explosion. Riza instantly woke up. Her heart was already racing without even knowing the danger. Running out of the tunnel she saw him. His piercing eyes cut through the night, the locked target on her.
Snapping his fingers together it caused a huge explosion right below her feet as warning. "I'll only tell you once. Give me back my pocket watch!" His voice, it was lethal, venomous.
Her heart skipped beats rapidly. Trying to find the watch on her, she couldn't. Had she dropped it? They shook uncontrollably. He snapped again, only this time he aimed for her. Barely dodging the attack she ran.
She weaved among the trees, jumping from on to the next. He lit them all, not caring about her safety. Tripping on a rock she could hear him gaining on her. Not daring to look back she stood up and ran again.
Crossing a small stream he jumps on her tackling her to the ground. She rolls into the streams face first. Lifting her head up she coughs, trying to breathe. He stands above her, and she looks with fearful eyes.
Grabbing her head he forces her into the water. She gags, and overhears him scream, "Give me back my watch." After thirty seconds he takes her out giving her a moment of air then dunks her back into the chilling water. Trying her best to hold her breath she hears him scream again, "Wrench, hand me back my watch!"
Taking her out once more, she barely says, "I lost it."
Angered he places her back under the water. When will he let me go? She struggles to get free, but she feels her body going limp. I'm going to die. Losing all sense of her body she blacks out.
When she wakes up, she starts coughing. The taste of dirty water is still in her mouth. She notices him there. Prince Roy, he faces the other direction. He seems to be reading something. Looking into her pockets she realizes that her diary is gone. "Give it back, it's mine!"
"Yep," Roy said half assed, not really paying attention. He read each page then ripped it from the book and threw it to the side.
"Stop it!" She runs over and tries to take the book from Roy but he stands up. Holding the book above her arm reach she screams, "Give me it!"
He lowers his head, "You take something of mine, and I'll take something of yours. You're lucky I haven't killed you." He strips the book of another page and her eyes waters as a page of her memories floats by her. Taking out a gun she aims it at him.
"You'll hand over the book now!" Aiming it at his template, he yawned and dropped it into a puddle of mud.
"I wouldn't want to be seen with such trash anyway." Slowly she reaches down and grabs the book, wiping it as best she can.
Roy hits her from behind and grabs her gun. He cocks and aims it at her, "Look, peasant, you will find that watch and bring it back to me if you ever want to live in this kingdom without worrying for your life 24 hours a day."
"Go find it now, unless you want to be burned alive," He snapped setting fire to a near by tree. "Understand?" She nods. Watching him place the gun in his pocket she slowly turns and runs. She didn't want to die. Not today.