![]() ![]() The only reason it’s dangerous out here is because of people like you and, heavens forbid you get robbed, that sounds like comeuppance to me! Honestly, you’d ought to get a job. “I’ll let you go, but you’re not getting your weapons back. “Jeez, just let me go already! What about my weapons? It’s dangerous out here.” If you try to mess with us again, it’s not going to be pretty.” Now, I’m going to let you go, and you are going to run as fast as you can, and as far as you can, up the trail. Unless you try to harm me first, of course, in which case I will readily and easily end your miserable life. By the sixth pace, they had crossed the width of the trail. Back up.” With the sword still to the man’s gullet, Cass took six paces back, and took the man with her. ![]() Put it back.” She paused in expectation, and the man did what he was told. She pressed the sword harder against the man’s skin. The man obliged, but Cassandra noticed he kept something grasped in his hand. “Move an inch without my permission and I slit your fucking throat.” Cassandra turned her attention to the doe-eyed woman against the tree. She found one other dagger tucked in the waistband of his pants, and tossed it towards the other two knives. Cassandra kicked it far enough away that he wouldn’t be able to get it, and quickly patted his sides to find any other weapons. Instead, Cassandra snuck up behind the man, put her sword to his neck, and kneed him in the groin, causing him to groan and drop the comparatively small knife he had brandished at the woman’s throat. She should just turn around and hide in the brush with Fidella… What was she doing? This wasn’t her business. The man had a knife to her throat, and with his free hand, was currently digging through what Cassandra could only assume were her belongings.Ĭassandra’s heart jumped to her throat. It was clear she had tried to defend herself–a dagger was tossed from the scene, now near Cassandra’s feet. When she was about fifteen feet away, she could make the scene out completely–there was a woman, most likely a traveler like herself, and a menacing man had her pinned up to a tree. ![]() Even in the dark night, with every step Cassandra took, the figures became clearer. Silently, with all the stealth and courage she could muster, Cassandra crept up the trail. “Stay here and stay safe,” she whispered to Fidella. Then, almost mindlessly, she unsheathed her sword from its scabbard on her back and brandished it. She took off the satchel with all of her valuables and tossed it around Fidella’s neck. A heavy pang hit Cassandra’s stomach, and she jumped off of her horse’s back. The plea had come from not too far up the road–she could almost make out two shadowy figures, maybe fifty feet in the distance. They made their way along the cold, muddy trail a bit further before the horse suddenly stopped in her tracks.įidella took two cautious steps back, and a shrill, ear-piercing scream cut through the air. “God, Fidella, it’s fucking creepy tonight, isn’t it? We need to find somewhere to camp out.”įidella knickered, seemingly in agreement. She had to find somewhere to set up camp for the night and, if she could with the damp foliage around her, start a fire.Ī shiver ran down Cassandra’s spine as a bat swooped across the path in front of her, too close for comfort to her face. Harsh winds blew to and fro, echoing like banshee screams, causing the branches of the trees to shiver and shaking Cassandra down to her core. Trees on either side of the path stood tall and foreboding, like stoic giants guarding a valuable treasure. Thick, cold fog blanketed the road Cassandra and Fidella were attempting to navigate their way along, and even earlier in daytime, the clouds had hung heavy, gray and low. There is some cursing, violence, and mention of a minor injury. It’s a bit shorter than yesterday’s with the word count of 1,869.Ī brief summary is: Cassandra aides a distressed person on her travels. Hello!!! Here’s my one-shot for day 2: bravery! Once again, a little late (at once again, about 1 am) but here it is! ![]()
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