"How sure are you?" Lieutenant Callum asked from behind her.
"I just saw her, but she disappeared. That must have been a decoy, time to head out. We pursue with everything we have got."
"Some of the men were injured, Princess."
"Share the troops, half stay, those injured inclusive. The other half, come with me. Chase after us, when they have recovered."
"Thank you, Princess!" They replied.
"I am coming to get you, hybrid. The line's been drawn!"
******
Far into the distance, up in the sky, on a flying beast, Jareth, Astrid and the White Tiger-Phoenix Beasts all saw the blinding sunlight directed down in the forest and the noise from the beasts instantly stopped.
Jareth looked back and a half-smile spread across his face as he mouthed the word, "Impressive."
"So it wasn't coming for us?" Astrid asked no one in particular.
"It would seem so."
