"Let's go." He said half heartedly as his gaze flickered over her.
She nodded in silence before cladding a robe over herself as they exited the manor. They proceeded into the dark forest, while she followed after him, placing one foot after the other to avoid tripping in the darkness.
She wanted to question him, but he was silent, too silent it unnerved her, making her only prepare for the worst as every flicker of hope was snuffed out of her in a beat.
Beneath the cover of a moonless sky, the dark woods exuded an air of mystique and quiet unease.
Trees, ancient sentinels, stood like towering specters, their gnarled branches intertwining overhead to create a tapestry that blocked out even the faintest starlight. Shadows danced amidst the undergrowth, whispering secrets to the wind that rustled through the leaves with a mournful sigh.
