Disclaimer: The Hetalia characters and their personifications belong to Hidekaz Himaruya. 日丸屋 秀和
What Not to do if You are a Knight by Gilbert Beilschmidt:
6.) Crashing a horse cart, endangering young maidens and leaving said maidens stranded at the edge of a dark, spooky forest is frowned upon.
The Forest's Edge
Lovina clutched the skillet and, after a brief pause, her face brightened.
"Got him!" she cried victoriously. "Oh yeah! That's right, stronzo! I got you! Who's the weak one now, eh bastard? Hahaha! I-"
Suddenly, there was a thump and a thud. The back previously-damaged carriage wheel hit a protruding tree root and came down hard upon the earth.
The wheel smashed, the horses reared and then bolted, dragging the skidding carriage through the forest mud.
The girls held each other and screamed their young lungs out.
There was not even time to attempt to grab the reins.
The carriage skidded erratically, tearing up grass and tree roots. It knocked against the lichened trunks and sent pieces of wood and bark flying everywhere.
The scene devolved very quickly into a chaotic mess of noise, rain and mud.
There was a tremendous crash and, all of a sudden, the horse cart was finally stopped.
It lie idly still, wedged on its side between two bulky trees.
The horses tugged ruthlessly at the front of the carriage which refused to budge. A wheel spun gently above the ground.
As the horses gradually calmed, silence settled over the dark forest trail. There was nothing but the sound of on-pouring rain falling on the pine needles.
Kitty laid still for a moment, dazed and head throbbing.
She couldn't help but think, It's so calm now.
There was hardly any sound, only the distant whisper of horses snorting and the ambient noise of the rain shower.
So peaceful.
She felt nothing, as if she were in a dream.
She could hear birds chirping... very distantly.
She could hear something else too. She heard someone calling her.
"Hey... Hey!"
She closed her eyes and thought back...
*Stronzo = Italian for asshole
Historical Notes
* The vast majority of headwear for horses in the 10th-13th centuries was a simple leather bridle. Keep in mind that this leather was especially resistant to cutting and tearing, so it would have kept the horses strapped tightly in their place. [medievalhorsesandclothing (.com) about_horses/horse_ (2012)]