The monster sensed his bloodlust, bolted without a second thought. 'This is bad, so he knew about me following them all this time? Dammit, I was too careless.' She pushed her muscles to their limit, her breath coming in ragged gasps, until the mountains faded behind her. Finally she let herself stop for a moment, her lungs burning. 'I need to inform his Highness about this. A dangerous human has entered our world.'
She tried to push herself forward, but a hand clamped down on her face before she could take another step. The world flipped, everything spinning, before she was slammed face-first into the ground. Pain ripped through her body, the scent of damp earth filling her nostrils along with the copper taste of blood. She tried to push herself up but a crushing weight on her back pinned her down, grinding her into the dirt.
