'If I had known that I'd be spending half of my lifetime running away from unknown creatures, I would have practiced running since I was a kid.'
Szeina let Yvann pull her as they sped through the forest. The trees were looking more knitted together on this part.
If she placed a bet, Yvann didn't even know where they were going. The only thing in his mind right now was to distance themselves from the upcoming chaos. Whoever or whatever that was.
After a few more minutes of running. Szeina gently tugged on Yvann's hand. She can no longer keep up. The exhaustion, hunger and thirst made her lose the strength to keep moving.
Her adrenaline rush left her deflated and gasping for breath.
"Can we…" she trailed off, placing a hand over her heart. "Stop for a minute?"