So close... just a few steps further....'
'I was that close...'
This was the devastating thought that repeatedly played in Neveah's mind as she was dragged carelessly across the forest ground by Lado's cruel grip,
The shrubs, sharp rocks and broken branches that littered the forest floor cut into her skin and ripped at her light clothing, revealing even more skin to be bruised and cut.
And her blood left a trail from the small patch on the surface of the lake where Lado had first gotten hold of her before she could cross the waterfall to the lake,
And the trail led all the way to the edge of the lake and now through the forest, increasing as they went.
Neveah could feel herself quickly losing blood, not from the cuts but from the point at her ankle where Lado's claws had dug deeply into her flesh, dragging her back to the Eclipse Palace, his claws digging in deeper the tighter he held.