“ACE!! STOP!. Don't chase him. He isn't supposed to be your meal.”
I kept shouting while running behind Ace. I couldn't see him anymore but I kept following him just on the basis of his voice. ‘where did he go?’ I asked myself. ‘I couldn't hear him, barking now.’ I removed the heels from my shoes to run faster behind him.’I should have told Richard about it.’ Suddenly I heard sounds of leaves falling down from behind. I looked behind in an instant to Only find Ace. But the weird thing about Ace was, He didn't have any injuries anymore and he looked healthier than before.
“Ace! Where did you run? Ah…God. I'm glad you are alright. Don't scare me like that.”
“Bark Bark…. Lick lick…” Ace did.
“Fine fine…. I get it. Let's leave before Richard gets worried.”I picked up Ace in my arms and was about to return, where I came from when I heard two people coming towards me. They wore normal commoner clothing.
“My lady! What are you doing here?” It seemed like they figured me out as some kind of Noble woman.
“Ye.. yes. My dog Ran away in the woods suddenly so I caught him.”
“I….I see, my lady.” They both give a look to each other before taking out their daggers.
“What?.... What do you …think you guys are doing? If you guys.. touch me my men will….” I spoke hastily when they shushed me and said, “It will find my lady, you just need to give us your jewels and we will let you go.” As soon as they said it, I gave them every important item I had on me to them without causing any ruckus. “Now let me go.”
“Of course my lady.” They both stepped aside and let me pass when suddenly a huge guy towering two meters came forward standing in front of me.
“Oh!! So this is the noble who come into our territory. She looks beautiful. Hahaha” Even though he was Huge, his voice was similar to that of a young girl.Even if I said this, I could see the list on his face and he licks his upper lip.
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“Let me go. I have strong men with me and if they find you.” I tried to bluff just on the basis of what The Duke said. “Oh that guy, who was fixing your wheel. He ran away.” Ah… did he now? Well what did I expect from him? Now what can I do here?
As I was pondering on what to do next, Ace also got irritated and started to bark loudly.
“No! Don't.” I don't want to anger them. But suddenly a barrage of stones came falling down from trees. There were hundreds of flying squirrels throwing rocks on us. In this commotion I pushed the smaller one of three and started to run.
I ran and ran. I didn't look back. Ace, who was continuously barking, has been quiet for a long time.
The forest of losts.
It's not one of largest forests in the world but it is not the smallest in any measurements. The path that connects The Lapras City and The town of IB-anna is present at the far end of the forest. Even though the name screams it is a dangerous and supernatural place. The only supernatural things about it are The bandits and Predators.
I have been running for half an hour straight now. I have found myself in nowhere. I walked ahead. Truth to be told, for the first time, I felt free. I didn't want to return to Marquess Jaden's estate or rather in any human society. As I started to walk forward, the sun started to set down faster. The fog around me started to get thicker and thicker by seconds to the point I couldn't see straight ahead. I could only see 1 Meter ahead of me. Ace also seemed to be sleeping or rather numbed.
Even though I am walking in this thick fog, I couldn't feel the trees around me or the leaves on the floor. It is silent or rather this whole experience was nothing but terrifying. But I kept walking. I didn't stop for a moment. I tore my dress from where it got stuck with a branch that came out of nowhere.
I kept walking straight without even looking back. All I could see was nothing but fog. After a while I felt water touching my feet. Is it a pond or a puddle? I couldn't tell. But at that exact moment, someone grabbed me by my feet and dragged me down in the depths of Earth.
The next moment I opened my eyes, I found myself in the middle of a beautiful scenery. The huge trees that could touch the sky, a beautiful lake behind me or rather a sea that extends behind me. All I could see was nothing but a miracle played by some
higher beings above me.