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"You'll find out." His breathing was rough as they made their way through the forest. He cursed himself that he couldn't be quieter, but the gashes in his forearm burned with pain.
To be honest with himself, he wasn't sure what was on the other side of the forest. He wasn't well acquainted with the area and he had originally planned to camp out in the woods. The scare of a monster would keep guards away, but now that the stories proved to be true... Altair shook his head at his stupidity.
Much to his relief they had only entered a small part of the woody area. He didn't want to think about crossing the central forest. Moonlight greeted them as the entrance appeared just ahead.
Savage roars filled the forest as the other beasts learned of the tiger's death. Swiftly pulling a knife from his belt, he cut the rope around her wrists and gripped her arm. "Run as hard as you can." With that said he pulled her along with him and ran. The welcoming scenery on the other side of the forest was all Altair could see. He refused to become another victim to this cursed forest.
Paws crunching twigs and leaves could be heard behind them. It sounded as if an army of beasts were after the two. Ignoring his advice, Altair looked behind him and saw 5 large cats after them. A mix of panthers, tigers, and lions quickly caught up. Gripping Robyn's shirt, he leapt forward out of the forest as a hill on the other side came into view. The pair roughly rolled down the hill together as he continued to hold onto her shirt with his good hand.
The thief let go of her once they reached the bottom of the grassy dune. He lay there breathing heavily and clutching his arm. Despite all of it he couldn't help but grin. He knew Berad would have been proud.
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