But her attempt was thwarted. They had been waiting for her. THough they obeyed their general, the man knew what he had seen. And he wasn't the only one that reported seeing their princess. And the second she was spotted making her escape, the men were upon her. And before she could react, the trap was triggered, and she found herself suddenly airborn as she was scooped up inside a net.
Dangling from the tree, she felt her heart race- or the ehcoes of whatever remained. Something was sure drumming, and soon she saw a line of torches heading her way. And the closer they got, she began to recognize some of their faces.
"I can't believe it." One man said.
"So it is true... she's still alive..." But hwen that man went to draw near her, an elder man gave him a whack.
"Fool, this is no longer our princess. Can you not see how she has changed?"
It took them some time to see it, but the red glow of her eyes was not easy to ignore.
"But now that we've seen it for ourselves... we must do the right thing." The man frowned as he observed his princess.
"We must kill her so the heartless king can not use her as his vessel any longer."