[Author's note: This chapter takes place in the past before our novel first started.]
She panted as she ran with only the clothes on her back. Tears streamed down her face as she recalled the feeling of stabbing the blade into Gilyn's face. She couldn't shake the look of betrayal in his eyes before he fell down screaming in agony. It was a sound that would haunt her memories until the day she died.
She didn't want to hurt him. However, she was afraid that if he couldn't stop her from leaving then the King would kill him for letting her go. She thought that if she attacked Gilyn then he would be safe from the King's ire.
She succeeded, but now she was on the run out of the city. She had seen maps of the Kingdom before, but she didn't memorize it. After she escaped, she had no idea where to go. However, she knew that she didn't have time to rest. It was only a matter of time before the King caught up to her.
