The horse had thundered far ahead of the rest, and it was from this motion Katahnia woke. THey were some ways ahead of Cauwyn by now, and it was only then she realized what had occurred. The motion was foolish, but she was not goin got be taken by this ruffian, and just as the horse rounded a patch of thick grass, she pushed herself off of it and tumbled heavily into the brush.
A moment later, she lay there, dizzy while her head was throbbing something fierce before lifting her weary head and watched the horse gallop down the trail without her.
She was just about to smile when she noticed the man realized she was gone-
he made an angered noise, jerked the reigns and pulled the horse her way.
Her eyes widened as she scrambled down the path, trying to make her way into deeper woods but the man was soon upon her again and he fiercely latched onto her arm.
"You aren't going anywhere!" he shouted.
"Let me go!" she cried, yanking her arm, but he held it fast.
"You are coming back with me whether you want to or not." he drew out his knife, but before he could swipe at her, she though tto before, and thought to anger, and soon an eruption of flames scorched his face.
The man cried, as did his horse as he was bucked off of it.
Turning away, Katahnia made a mad dash back towards the trail.
If anything, she hoped to get a head start back towards the broken castle...
and towards Cauwyn when suddenly...
a knife hit her leg..
and she went down, eating dirt.
she lay there a moment, before slowly turning to lay on her back and up at the treeline and clouds..
and then the man was upon her, snatching her by the throat and digging the knife he threw, that was still embedded into her leg, deeper into it as she let out a cry, that was swiftly muffled by the choking around her neck.
"Perhaps you didn't hear me the first time," he breathed his nasty breath upon her, and suddenly she heard him tearing at her skirts.
Gasping, she tried to fight him, but the man was strong, and her vision was whitening..
she was becoming light headed...
"Gods!" she gasped, eyes rolling into the back of her head as fingers smashed into his eyes....
and she began to fade out and away...