Dusk was settling on the horizon and she had hoped to hide in the trees through the night. She had covered her tracks from her fathers home. How had he found her? She heard him yell for her to stop but she couldn't. She had to be free. Free from her own desperation, free from her fear, free from what she felt for the knight.
Nathaniel caught up to her as her horse wore down and started to slow. He took the chance and grabbed for the reins to her horse. The horse turned towards his and he slowed his down so they would not collide. That caused her horse to buck as the bit in his mouth jerked. He saw Rose grab the horses mane and lay down on the horse as much as she could so she wouldn't be thrown. Eventually, the horse stopped as his did. He dismounted and jerked her off the horse.
