EPOV:

As we ran, I noticed a few things.

The first was that Finn could run very fast. Yet, he seemed to slow enough for me to keep up. I smiled, even as we were sprinting hurriedly away from the trouble following us closely behind. He was such a gentlemen.

Second, I figured out why he did this. It was because he truly loved me. The smile dropped suddenly from my face. Wow, I must really be going crazy lately. I wasn't sure why I had ever doubted him, even after he had said it, but I just knew that I believed him now and I felt completely the same way.

Last, I realized that there really was danger here. If these soldiers caught up to us, there was a great chance that I would never see Finn again. My heart stuttered and felt like it would shrivel up as soon as the possibility crossed my mind.

I felt my legs moving faster with the newfound ambition. I tried to take deep breaths, but I was already breathing heavily from the running. I looked up at his face and was instantly calmed. That is, until I saw the panic in his eyes behind the neutral mask he had attempted to wear. I was sure the panic was an exact copy of what my entire face looked like.

"Enna, you have to run!" he shouted, turning to look at me quickly.

I just nodded dumbly, holding back the sudden, stinging tears.

"Okay, Enna, listen to me. You're going to try to hide. It will be okay," He had turned to face me again, and his face contorted into horror, like he was terribly sad. "Shh, everything will be fine." He touched my cheek with one of his hands. Why was he comforting me like that?

I could hear the voices behind us getting louder as we rounded a turn in the beaten-down trail. He had been holding my hand, but now his arm wrapped around my waist tightly and he scooped me up into his arms, mid-run He cradled me as he ran sharply to the right, towards a large, green bush. I buried my face into his shirt, still trying not to cry. I couldn't stop a few stubborn drops from escaping. I was still picturing my life if we were caught. I would have to live without Finn. But I loved him too much. It would be impossible.

He sheltered me from the branches, and I could hear them slapping against his strong forearms. Before I knew it, I was being placed gently onto the ground inside a large grove of plants, completely hidden.

I was startled when I heard a high-pitched sob escape from my chest. Oh. That's why he's so worried about me. I must look like crap.

"Are you okay, love?"

I stared at him, amazed at myself. I had been completely oblivious. God, I was such an emotional wreck lately. I should really work on that...

I managed to stutter out a shaky "Yes," for his sake, so he wouldn't think I had gone completely mad.

We could hear the soldiers getting close. He turned his head in their direction, peering out the side of the bush we were nestled in, and I wondered if they would find us.

I realized that he had said that I was going to try to hide. What he had meant was that he was going somewhere else.

Leaving me alone.

I desperately grabbed onto a handful of the uniform he was still wearing. At the same time, another annoying sob bubbled to the surface and broke through.

"Finn! N-no! Please just stay here with me! Please don't go!" I sobbed and threw my arms around my neck, attempting to stop him from moving away from me.

"Enna!" Finn said, slightly amused, "It's okay! I'll be right back, I promise. I'll lead them away from here and I'll come back to you a different way."

"You promised you wouldn't leave me, Finn!" I tried unsuccessfully to persuade him with guilt.

He sighed. Apparently, my attempts hadn't done much. He looked at me sternly in the eyes. "I have to protect you, Enna. If something happened to hurt you, I would die. I love you."

He took my face in his hands and kissed me quickly. I couldn't help notice the urgency behind his kiss.

I hugged him, hard, and I mumbled into him, "I love you, too, Finn. So much."

He kissed the top of my head, and spoke sweetly, "I love you. More than you could understand, Enna. I'll be right back." He kissed me again, quickly. on the cheek. "Don't move."

Before I could protest again, he had disentangled himself from my arms and raced out of the bush. The soldiers were just around the bend when I saw him sprint off down the path.

I didn't want to know what the roar of yelling translated to, but I guessed that they were not cheering us on.

Once they had passed my safe bush, shouting, my heart burst with loneliness and love. The ache swallowed me up. I curled up into a ball on the soft leaved- ground, yearning to be safe in Finn's arms once again.

FPOV:

I ran solely for Enna.

I wanted to get back to her and never leave her again. I pictured how she had looked earlier, panicking and frightened. Her cheeks had been red, and her eyes were wide. Tears streamed down her face and she was shaking slightly, sobs ripping through her chest. It scared me to death to see her so afraid and to have her in so much danger.

I wanted nothing more than to turn around, but, I knew, if I wanted to save her, I would have to go far away. I calculated that I should lead my followers to the next town and then loop back around without being seen.

My breathing heavy, I could see a break in the trees. As I dashed into a clearing, I saw a settlement of houses, with more soldier camps. Exhausted, I ran down the border of the woods until I found a suitable tree, and climbed up into it.

I thought of Enna, knowing she was the reason for this unpleasant run, but I couldn't have been any happier to do it than for her. The only motivation the soldiers had was money, which was nothing compared to the love I held for Enna. They would only get the reward for our 'safe' return. Right. Because these men were the epitome of righteous.

I was ready to collapse from running many miles, so I wasn't surprised when the group slowed upon entrance to the clearing. They must have been tired, as well.

I recognized Sarveno, the one who had invited us inside their camp. He cursed, and said something to the effect that he hoped I "fell in a hole and rotted". Wow. Nice man.

They walked to the town's plaza, some going to the motel, and some to the tavern. It was like nothing had happened. Their yelling and laughter could be heard from where I was told me they had given up for the moment and had gone back to partying. Again.

Now that I felt like it was safe, I jogged down the path again, heading back to the very reason for my being. It seemed like hours until I found the bush, but I knew it had been no longer than 30 minutes.

Peeking through a hole in the brush, I saw her lying on her side in the dirt, sleeping quietly. There was a puddle of tears near her head. I gasped loudly and her eyes flew open, looking scared again.. I should have never left her! What an idiot I had been! But there had been no other way to save her...

I weaved slowly towards her. When she saw me, she erupted into more tears.