Wilhemina rode through the entwined forest on her valiant steed, hoodie cover her head so that you could only see her rich brown eyes. Her bloodhound Bayard ran beside her at top speed, trying to reach whatever it was they were chasing. "Steady boy steady" The skilled rider and hunter carefully adjusted her stance as she stood on the bare back of her steed. "Hold, Hold" She readied her arrow. "FIRE!" Her arrow flew through the air and hit whatever she was onto. Bayard leapt in front and leapt onto the defenceless animal, growling menacingly.
Something about this creature wasn't right. Will cautiously jumped off of her steed, not letting her guard down, and walked over to the animal. The next thing she knew, a dark nightmare charged head on at her. Not having enough time to react, Will was knocked unconscious to the ground. Bayard followed his instincts and protected Will by fighting off the nightmare. Then he grabbed Wills hoodie and pulled her up onto the horse, making sure she was tied on properly.
Bayard then grabbed the reigns of the horse in his slobbery mouth and led the horse. Not knowing where he was going, he just hoped that he would find somewhere safe to take his owner and rest. After about 6 hours of walking, not stopping to sleep or eat, Bayard arrived at a building, far north from where they were. At the moment, the moon shone brightly, bright enough to blind someone.
He dropped the reigns and ran to the large red door. Bayard scratched the door and barked, hoping to get someone's attention. A large grey rabbit answered the door and almost had a heart attack when he saw Bayard. A large man in a red suit, a short man made of gold, a boy with silvery grey hair and some sort of human/hummingbird hybrid soon arrived to see what the matter was.
The hybrid was the first one to see the point in letting Bayard stay as he put on his starving act, which really wasn't a trick. After 6 hours of travelling wouldn't you be hungry. Soon they all saw the point and invited him in. But Bunnymund wasn't so keen.
But to their surprise, Bayard turned away for a second and then brought the horse into the light. They all watched in anxiousness as the dog pulled a red hoodie off of the back of the steed. Bayard dragged the hoodie in. That's when they realized there was inside the hoodie.
Bayard gently flicked the hood back to reveal a young guardian, much older than Jack, with long, ok very long, blonde plaits. Her eyes were unidentified as they were closed. She also seemed to have a severe case of frostbite, which was clearly of Jacks making and from the long trip itself. North noticed that this girl had a large crease mark in the middle of her red Saturn dress. Following that clue led to a dark patch of sand which seemed to be making itself a bit larger every second at a turtles pace. "Get this girl to the nursery, ASAP" He picked the girl up gently and carried her to the nursery while Toothiana and Bunnymund led the horse to the stables for a well-earned rest while Jack and Sandy tended to Bayard.