As I ran, I heard my footsteps echo through the streets. I had no idea where I was going, only that I needed to get far, far, far away from the castle. I remember his last-minute parting words- barely a whisper- “I will give you a one day head start, and then I will find you.” I remember the echo as I bolted down the stairs, running as fast as I could.
After running for a while longer, I saw the gates that lead into the forest. At last, I could run to the forest, and be free again! This thought kept me going as I ran to the forest. When I …show more content…
He would most likely search the nearest villages anyway. Besides, there was no way he wouldn't recognize my face. When I looked in the lake, I noticed that my freckles stood out a lot and that my sea-green eyes had turned purple. I mean, who had purple eyes?
Instead, I decided to smudge dirt on my face so my dark eyes wouldn't stand out as much. I wish I had coffee. It would have worked better.
I headed back to my tree. Along the way, I noticed that many of the animals showed interest towards me. It had to be the Ent thing because usually, animals ran at the sight of people. Maybe I would turn into snow white and sing with the birds. Who was I kidding I would scare them away.
I reached my tree and walked in. I curled up on the floor and fell asleep. I awoke, not more than a few hours later, to the sound of breaking twigs, and crunching leaves. Without thinking, I walked out of my tree. A few feet past my tree, there was a party of men searching the forest.
"There has to be one out somewhere here, there must be!" one of them called
What were they talking about? "one?" one what?
"Those cursed creatures, sell for a lot they do, hope we find one, sales tomorrow," replied