Snippet #897976

Ida sprinted through the sand, terrified for her life. Never mind beatings, an attempted escape meant death! She knew exactly what direction she was going, despite what the guards following her thought. She was heading straight towards the horse territories, where she knew no guard would tread. They would also just leave her there, assuming her dead before her heart had stopped. She hit the tree line, and headed into the trees as fast as she could, not slowing at all. She heard the men behind her.
"She should have noticed by now where she is." One commented.
"Come on, she'll be dead before nightfall in there. Saves the executioner some time out of his life." Another, older guard announced. She heard them all turn and head back, away from the horse territories, and back to the town. Ida kept running, but at a slower pace now. A pace which continued to slow until she was walking, looking at the deep forest around her. Suddenly, the trees opened onto a river's mouth, with the sea stretching from it's maw. Ida stood, looking out at the blue expanse, but then saw something dark move beneath the wave. She whipped around to look at the now still dark shape.The waves obscured it, making it difficult to identify what it was. She decided it would be best to look at it from a higher vantage point, so the waves obscured it less. She clambered clumsily up a nearby tree, and inched along a thicker branch. Just as the brach got thinner beneath her, the dark shape moved again, coming closer to the surface. She couldn't quite believe what she was now seeing. She could see what looked like a horse looking up at her from the shallows.
"I must be seeing things." She murmured, rubbing her eyes. Then it hit her. She was in the horse territories, it made sense that the water horses could breathe underwater. She opened her eyes again, only to find herself looking the horse straight in the eye, as he had come out of the water to have a closer look at her. She stayed still while the animal smelled her elbow, which she slowly straightened until he was smelling her hand. Though she had heard all the stories about these creatures, she had never believed them. She just couldn't find it in herself to fear an animal, especially at this moment in time, when the water horse in front of her seemed as curious towards her as she was to it...

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'A young girl skidded down the side of the bank, to the level of the chestnut horse before her.
"You alright?" She asked, already knowing the answer, as she could see the arrow in it's flank. She gently patted the bleeding shoulder, soon removing the arrow. She ripped the hem off her dress, covering the wound quickly. She had some difficulty, thanks to the bat-like wings being awkward. She sneakily led the horse to a safe place, which cannot be recalled at the moment. She assured the horse he'd be safe there, then turned to leave.
"I'll be back to check up on you... Arrow" She called back, taking a moment to think of a name.'
"That was some time ago, huh, Arrow?" A mounted red haired woman said down to the stallion she sat upon. The fire horse looked back at her, with a small twinkle in his eye.

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Pharaoh Amatun would not find out about the escaped slave until the next day, and he wouldn't hear about her with any significance, as everyone had already assumed her dead. Little did he know the impact this one girl, and a few others, would have on Krokotop.

[OOC: Does it work..?]