a's

e. We climb to the top of the stairs and just as I'm about 2 steps from the top, Peri stops in front of me, she turn

two men, knowing they are rogues. She comes willingly towards me,

hing. It smells fr

fresh meat, track i

er, she starts shaking, and

we will be fi

se to the bush we are in. They are both wearing black shorts and black t-shirts with sha

hind our bush. The men walk off, I look through the bush in th

That one seems to be a tracker so the s

rous men. They took people from my Vill

my nerves. Solidifying th

ation in my voice must convince her, as the next thing I know, she's up on her feet checking the surroundings t

tall, I know little Peri wouldn't be able to see over it. crouching behind a large tree on a slope, I scan the

on my hand and look

." She voices, her grey eyes moving in every directio

the quickest way home," I say, pulling

the forest but it all leads back to this meadow u

ong. Come on you with me, we

She comes behind me and grabs the loop in my trousers, holding tightly. nodding her l

see the two men from before, coming

." I whisper and start ru

nd look directly at me. They

l, running for my life. I stop looki

ow when I hear a scream from Peri,

A!" She

d in the process. I end up falling down onto my back. Peri is being he

Peri, I'm

and as fast as I can, sending

ull myself up and go to help her. But before I can she head-butts the guy in the nose, he releases her immediately

I ask, and

et's go,

to the forest ready to run. But stop sh

ping its jaw together at us,

do we do!"

sure,"

for it, the man with a busted nose ap

ic. I won't harm the chil

st a child!" I plead,

ing at the wolf behind me

anding before me once again is the man, h

u want with

me, "now this little one could be our little slave," he says while

't let you

en punching his face. He stumbles from the hit and the knife against Peri

wrists from behind me and pulls them back up my back,

! OK."

will soon follow willingly," B

t. Brody shoves me to the ground and follows after them. I can't let them have her, and si