When the girl awoken it was daylight once more she thought the event of the night was merely a nightmare until she saw the corpse of the beast that attacked her on the way to the royal capital. Its bloodied hide had five large incisions in it and its throat completely ripped out. This terrified her as the monstrous boar had wiped out the guards protecting her, men highly trained in combat... yet whatever had killed this boar was something much more powerful and something nobody could face and love. The thought of this sent a chill down her spine " wait, what if the beast that killed that boar is still here, where... Where is it! " she sobbed as she frantically searched around looking for the beast. Yet, all she found was a young man lying face down in the grass, the lad had raven black hair he looked like the same age as herself but something was off about him, his body was covered in black veins slowly fading, she quickly got up to run over to him before slowing down as reason quickly returned to her, "where did he come from?". She stood there for a good few moments before the lad started to move, he was starting to wake up, he turned his head showing a face covered with blood. "hello?" she called out, although terrified she tried to burry that feeling and put a brave act on. It wasn't till a good half hour later the lad woke up, he seemed to be in agony, every movement hurt him. "Are you okay? " the boy looks around looking for the source of the question, he did so until he saw the girl, she looked concerned for both him and herself, her dress torn and bloodied, this is the one from before. "She is beautiful," he thought to himself "What are you doing here? Why are you covered in blood? "before he could respond pain spread through his body, through his screams of pain he managed to state "beautiful" before he collapsed into the cold dirt, and darkness consumed his sight.
The girl was confused and terrified as a great beast rose in place of a boy. A great wolfman stood before her, piercing red eyes and fur black as night. It walked up to her, slowly and steadily. She was about to run as it got closer but before she could do anything it wiped the tears on her face away she wasn't in danger if she was she'd be dead already.
The wolfman looked at her, then sniffed her, before she could say anything the beast picked her up and headed into the woods.
For two hours it ran, for two hours the girl was silent, then it came, like an invasion "Amiesia". The beast stopped running at the edge of a lake, it looked confused it placed her gently on the ground. "That's my name, Amiesia Fireborn, I'm the second daughter of Duke Fireborn. May I ask for your name?" As she spoke to the beast, it was looking out at the lake. Its blue waters sparkled like gems, the tall green trees stood proud over it, reaching out into the sky, the blazing sun beamed down onto the land, into the water revealing the world underneath the surface. "Ri... Ri... Rian" A rough, deep voice escaped the beast lips. It turned to look at Amiesia "My name is Rian" as he spoke his bloodied teeth flashed, sharp fangs, strong enough to rip through the hide of a corrupted beast. But this creature in front of Amiesie was no threat to her. "Where are you from, ill take you back" Rian grumbled.
"The Fireborn Manor House, I was on my way to the royal capital...before we were attacked. Actually, why am I telling you this, I don't even know who you are... Or what you are. And why haven't you killed me huh, are you planning on killing me la..." before she could finish a great roar breached and attacked her ears causing her to retreat behind a nearby log.
" Kill, kill, kill, no... not you, he loves you." Rian's voice turned sinister" we won't kill you, but we will kill many others " the rough voice mixed with the sinister tone sent chills down her spine "we are dead, we are the bringers of ruin to your world. Nothing escapes the hunt. We... Will... Destroy all. Do not tempt us."
"what are you?" Amiesia muttered these words through her sobs. " we are the dark wolves of the world... We are the beast of darkness" at this point Rian could hear shouting from deep in the woods, hunters had found the clearing painted red. This silenced the beast as he looked into the endless woods. "what do you hear? Is it another one of those monsters?" she was fearful as memories of the previous night crept into her mind, the slaughter of her escorts. "voices, men, they're wearing armour" he was so focused on the people investigating the massacre that he did it notice the fearful girl beside him. " They're searching for someone... you... They're annoying. I hate knights, if I take you to them they'll try to kill me won't they" he continued to stare into the woods his gaze growing colder and colder "They're probably my fathers guards, they won't attack you if I explain the situation to them" she looked weary at the intimidating black mass of fur and raw strength opposite of her. "Whatever you do though don't do anything that will agitate them, if I know my father he has sent his best men so search for me. He would have realised something happened by now. Especially when I said I'd write to him once I reached the capital." Rian looked at Amiesia for a short while before going down on one knee indicating for her to climb onto his back, without any hesitation she clambered onto his back and messed with the fur on his back and giggled to herself silently. As they moved into the woods once more the birds in the trees dispersed into the sky almost like they were anticipating their exit.
The journey back to the opening allowed them to both appreciate this side of the woods, a place untouched by man. The tall trees shielded them from the sun as they crept through the shade like a phantom moving quickly but stealthily.