A chill ran down Candlehead's spine. This was the second time she had seen Fannar in less than an hour. Was he stalking her?
Fannar was still standing there, staring down at her. He made no attempt to grab her. No movement. He just stood in front of her, still as a statue. Candlehead started shaking rapidly, her knees buckling. Every muscle in her body was shouting for her to move. But she was petrified by Fannar's intimidating stature. She was waiting, terrified, for cold hands to wring her neck. But nothing happened. Candlehead looked up to stare at Fannar. What was he waiting for?
Candlehead was not planning to wait to find out. Finding the will to move her feet, she twisted away from the large man and dashed off, her small feet plodding through the deep snow.
She turned her face to stare at Fannar while she was running. He was just standing there, motionless, his blue eyes following her as she struggled to get away from him. His frozen appearance was enough to make Candlehead run even faster than Taffyta's Pink Lightning.
She ran in the direction of the large mountains ahead. If she could get to the top of the mountain, then maybe he couldn't follow her.
The moment she reached the large mountains, she instantly slipped on the hard ice concealed by thick snow, and banged her head on the ground. Letting out a shriek of pain, she struggled to her feet. Her forehead was throbbing, and she placed her hand on the wound before getting to her knees, which were shaking from the cold.
Her left hand gripping her aching forehead, Candlehead continued to drag herself up the mountain, lifting one leg before the other. Once more, she slipped and fell, but this time, she got up immediately and continued running. Finally, the pain in her forehead started to ease, and she let go of her forehead and started to run faster up the mountain.
But just at that moment, a blizzard started.
Snowy wind flew down the giant mountain, and Candlehead was immediately tossed backwards, screaming all the way. She crashed headfirst on the mountain. Groaning in agony, she rolled onto her stomach and started crawling feebly up the mountain once more. But the raging snowstorm increased in size, and ice pellets and hailstones were picked up off the ground. They showered the unfortunate young girl, who struggled to cover her face.
A large hailstone then crashed into her already aching forehead, and the force of the blow knocked her right off of her feet and sent her plummeting a few feet down the mountain. Her candle cap slipped off of her head.
"My candle!" She shouted weakly before making a feeble attempt to grab it. But it was no use. The cap flew off in the blizzard and out of sight. Moaning, Candlehead looked down and her green eyes widened in horror.
It was Fannar. He was effortlessly climbing up the mountain after her, his massive arms swinging at his sides.
Screaming in horror, Candlehead completely forgot about her candle and continued to run up the mountain in an attempt to outrun him.
The blizzard was increasing by the millisecond, and soon it was impossible for Candlehead to tell where she was. The sky was darkening and the blizzard was flying past her eyes and nose. Her shoes started to slip off her feet, exposing her bare feet.
As she climbed higher up, she could see a large cave near the top of the mountain. Despite her current predicament, she managed to smile. She was saved!
Climbing at a faster rate, she started to make her way to the large entrance to the cave. Getting to her feet, she started to take small steps towards the cave. Her smile grew bigger as she was soon a few feet form the cave.
But then a giant figure plodded out of the cave. Candlehead could not make out what it was until it was a few feet in front of her. Her eyes widened in horror as she saw it. Thick white fur, black claws, large, knife-shaped teeth, and piercing black eyes.
It was a bear.
The giant bear glared down at the small girl. Enraged at the intruder, he raised his massive clawed paw to strike.
"Wait, no!" Candlehead begged, but it was no use. The bear brought his claw down and slammed his fist right into Candlehead's thigh. With a scream of pain, she was sent soaring through the air like a rag doll. She crashed into an icy wall and fell face-first on the snow. And she just laid there, motionless.
With a roar, the bear edged closer to the unconscious girl and raised his fist for another strike. But then he stopped. Out of the corner of his eye, he turned around and saw him.
It was Fannar.
The giant man stomped closer to the large bear. Instantly, the bear trembled and, whimpering, he shuffled away back into his cave at the sight of him.
Fannar then turned to face Candlehead. The young girl rolled onto her back, and stared at Fannar in horror. He just stomped closer towards her and bent down to stare at her.
Candlehead opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out. Fannar bent down closer, and Candlehead's eyes rolled back into her head as she passed out.