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The forest was dark, and there was no moon in the sky as the man chased her through the trees. No, not her, but the other woman, the one with the pretty red hair who was crying silently as she ran from the man. There were jumbled cries of many words and phrases that didn't matter, the man was already lost. As he caught up to her, a slow smile spread across his face, and her crying ceased. The ground stained red, and a dark shadow hunched in the trees, while the man smiled and screamed his laughter into the night, accepting his new self.
E'nasha woke in a cold sweat, forcing herself to stay quiet as she attempted to calm down. She always had such vivid nightmares, and the scariest part was that the beginning of each of them always started out as what could possibly have been a happy dream. The couple in her latest nightmare had lived in a little cottage in the wood, the worst part of their lives being the natural disaster that had destroyed their home a few years ago and that had killed their young child... The death of whom had slowly driven the father to madness, and caused him to blame the mother for failing to save him...
E'nasha shook herself to force the memory from her mind, unsuccessfully. In her second attempt, she took a look around herself, this time able to distract herself from the dread the nightmare had caused. The area was, to say the least, strange. There was a wall surrounding her into a very large area that was at least twice as tall as she was, and made from what looked like interwoven pieces of wood from carts, branches, and entire trees, all bonded together with a LOT of mud. The ground of the area contained inside the wall was made of much the same material, but also included what looked like partly rotted animals and cleaned bones in the mix.
As if she hadn't been scared enough already today, what with the surprise attack from that giant bird-thing, and then a nightmare, and now finally E'nasha found herself stuck in what seemed like said bird-thing's nest with it. The creature didn't seem to be paying any attention to her though, as it was on the opposite end of the area and making a lot of noise while repairing the wall over there.
Also in the nest, there were quite a few animals milling around. They were all herbivores, for as much as she knew, like sheep and small horses. While they seemed rather relaxed right now, they were all staying in one area in between her and the monster. There were large patches of grass, dirt, and things like hay and corn spread around everywhere, along with a bunch of broken wagon parts and one wagon that still looked completely intact.
Lastly, to her right there was a group of large off-white eggs that had Darker spots covering their entire surface. Most likely belonging to the large monster who was still messing about with the wall across the nest from her.
E'nasha carefully stood on the surprisingly uneven ground, trying to keep from falling or fainting as she did. Keeping a wary eye on the creature, she backed up slowly until she was up against the wall of the nest. Then she turned quickly and climbed up the side of the wall, it was easy to do considering that the entire wall was made up of knotted trees and branches and things. When she got to the top, she peered over the side and quickly climbed back down. "Not gonna be able to make that jump." She muttered to herself. "On to plan B."
E'nasha started making her way over to the wagon that was still 100%, looking for something that could possibly help her to get out of the nest without breaking a leg. Other than a bunch of jars and crates of stuff, the wagon was empty. With a sigh, E'nasha went over to where she had been sitting before and plopped back down on the ground, wondering what to do next. The thought crossed her mind to try and ride the creature out, but then she remembered that the creature would probably just kill and eat her right then and there if she tried, so instead she settled for hiding as well as she could behind a pile of debris from the creature.
She stayed like that as she watched the sky get darker and darker. Then, after a while, she thought she could hear a familiar Croaking caw as she saw Sir emerge from the shadows. "Oh! Good boy!" She said happily as she petted him and scratched his head. She always appreciated that Sir was able to make her happy in even the strangest of situations. As she thought about that, she also thought about how worried El'kan must be for her right about then.
As the first traces of purple began in the sky, E'nasha took off her necklace and gave it to Sir, tying it around the bird's leg. "Lead him to me, Sir." She ordered quietly. He pecked at her forehead once before taking off again, heading off into the growing darkness.
