His lungs felt like they were on fire and he hadn't even run that far. The girl continued to shout to him and he glanced over his shoulder for a moment to see if she was gaining. Despite the injury and his weakness he was still out pacing her. However the snow made it difficult to run. After a few more steps he tripped, rolling a few more metres before he simply came to rest in the snow, staring up at the sky and breathing heavily. The sky was oddly blue today, he noted as he lay there.

No doubt all the dark gray clouds that had been looming overhead yesterday had stormed out during the night as he’d slept. Glancing over to the side he saw the girl still standing there in the snow and he sat up eventually with a wince, dusting the white powder out of his hair as he looked at her. She certainly had no fear. Walking into daemon territory, chasing a complete stranger half way through the woods. A very off girl, but strangely she reminded him a lot of her. Maybe not as smart… but they had this same blind desire to help. Hopefully it didn’t get her killed one day.