Zara debated with herself, a part of her wanting to run away while the other wanting to help whoever it was who had screamed. She cursed under her breath and grabbed a large branch of a tree lying on the ground, just in case.
She inched towards the voice and tried peering through the thick branches. She saw a girl surrounded by a group of two or three men, who were laughing at her.
Zara tried focussing on the girl's face but couldn't get a good look. All of them wore long cloaks that hid most of their face and body. It looked like they were in a disagreement and were bullying the girl.
One of them slapped the girl, the greenish pale fingers ending in long nails. The girl lost her balance and the impact of the slap made her fall sideways. Zara gasped when she saw that the girl was no one other than Rebecca. What was she doing here?
