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[h2]Marabella[/h2]

Bella could still only sit there in the sand, watching the two men fight. Her eyes watching every move they made. She couldn’t help but gasp and wince when Peren was struck with Ironwolf’s axe. Her eyes went wide when she saw Ironwolf going in for the kill shot, her breath caught. She then released it when she saw Peren disappear and reappear behind Ironwolf, relieved he was okay and had gotten the upper hand. Though she winced from Ironwolf’s scream that echoed around them and pierced her ears. Peren then grabbed her and helped her escape into the forest. 

Bella ran for as long and as far as she could before collapsing to her knees and bound hands and panting. “Peren…… Wait.” she breathed. She rocked back into a sitting position. “I can’t…… go any…… further.” she panted. She tilted her head down and closed her eyes as she focused on catching her breath. She knew they couldn’t linger here long, but she also knew she couldn’t go any further without catching her breath. She needed to rest for a moment unless he wanted to carry her for a while so they could get further away from Ironwolf and to a safer place.