at dark helmet. He took a step forward and I clambered back on my elbows as if

the fear wracking my nerves I managed to scrunch up my face into a sneer at him. It was harder

was now frozen with fear and a cold sweat formed on my skin. "Now I wonder, what it is a little

dropped through my chest like it wanted to lea

and on instinct I slapped him away. That only caused him

re inches away from him. By the time I realized what he was doing it was too late to stop him. My wrist was in f

wardly sitting forward on the cold ground and far too close to him. His proximi

ing me. I had my eyes closed now, not wanting to see this monster watching me

anted him to get it over with quickly. But th

ye to peak up at him. His helmeted head was turned back in the direction

are up inside of me. We were still in Mithran la

ocked the king's leg out from under him. An 'oof' left him as his heavy metal clad body hit

. The shadow elf was groaning on the ground, but I knew he wouldn't stay down for lo

s flying over the ground in my haste to get away, to escape and save my life. However, I didn'

e would find me in the darkness no matter where I we

ur parents ever teach you not to run from a wolf on the hunt? I'll get excited and chase

e. My spit landed on his armor and his head jerked back. Instead of anger I was met wit

eath his arm. Before I knew it, I was facing the ground with my

that throaty voice rumbled as he strode easily th

et your filthy hands off of me!" I was becoming increasingly

wonder what a royal is doing out here with a small entourage. There's a city near here isn't there? Were

r his arm. I felt my face turning red with fury as he o

und behind him. Something about his sudden question had me going still in his h

ere still fighting. There was still the Thanaten soldier with the bow that

and the closer we got the scene of carna

hroat. No there was not going to be a rescue. Whatever was fighting wasn't anything I'd ever heard befo

ground in the direction of those horrid sounds. "Nine hells," the

rom my face, I noticed I had been carried back to the tree line at the edge of the road. I first saw the gilded carria

corpse-like pale skin was tearing apart the body of a Thanaten soldier near the other bodie

elf. To my surprise the Thanaten k

he area and scented the blood." He cursed again but then I noticed the short leng

My eyes flickered between the ghoulcat feasting on the intestines of a

second and I almost missed the sound of his soft sigh. "Stay here," he