Beyond Blood and Claws

, her feet barely touching the rough ground before leaping up again. She was almos

own her rosy cheeks again. Just a few hours ago she was the propitious

Her mind replayed the times when she had run around the c

her's obsession, but neither of those could sa

olen away from her in such a short span of time. How did she end

years

n their horses. On the head of the crowd was Krov, the vampir

met, his face cemented in an intense frown as he kicked his

. They have been involved with dark powers which had brought a curse upon their land. Krov co

ntinue to creep and in

op to it before it fully infilt

uted out to his men what Elar

ry last on

o stop the curse's effect. Krov was ready to c

eir land. Although they had some dark powers now, the kingdom of Hamletvale was made up of halflings and

claiming the life of anyone they encountered. They burnt down buildings,

her, their cries echoed in the cold night

ween buildings with a child on her hand. Immediately she heard about the raid, she had gath

she would need to be very careful. She knew that their chances of survival was slim, b

okay?" the woman whispered to her girl which in return nodde

ey, crawling through and sneaking beh

right leg crushed underneath it's heavy weight. The woman pleaded with her

tching her child closer to her chest before m

me here !" the woman yelled repeatedly,

rawn as their eyes scanned through the area, looking for the source of th

ted the soldiers to them and there

speration, the woman lowere

tle girl towards the opposite direction

g to her heels. All she knew was that her mother had asked her to run and so sh

a person she hoped wasn't her mother. She increased her pace, huffing

ngs. She could barely see and her small heart thumped h

ith a moving horse. It's strong legs

racing before slowing down. It didn't stop, barely beating but still aliv

sn't an animal he had hit, even an animal would have made a sound bu

gaze softened slightly as he stared at the face of a little g

ord, and with a precision sha

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