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Roused 041 Catch

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- Roused
- Chapter 041
~ Catch

Still they ran.

Aurora and Rapunzel sprinted out of the forest, over fields and onto the hard packed dirt of the road. Running together in matched step. Dashing for the castle as Margaret had yelled for them to do. Rapunzel running from the dam break was the only thing that came even close to how fast they were sprinting now.

The massive herd of animals and birds is around them, protecting them, guiding them, heartening them. Pascal is hanging onto his own tail, like a necklace around Rapunzel's neck.

They passed through the guards coming to save them.

Still they ran, skirts in their hands; in despair of life, still they ran.

They had found their pace. They would run until they died, unless they were caught, so afraid were they of what was behind them; the screams still echoing in their ears.

They ran through the gate which creaked shut behind them as the animals and birds pealed away, flowing around the castle.
Through the courtyard and into the castle itself, still they ran, not knowing how to stop anymore.

Down the main corridor, their feet slapping wetly against the cold, hard, stone floor.
And right into the arms of their fathers— Aurora is caught by her dad, King Stefan; Rapunzel is caught by her papa, King Leonard —who were coming to find out the reason for the alarm.

Through the sobs and labored breathing, they tried to get the story out, ignoring their parents' questions, of the goons and the guards in the forest.
Finally they were understood.

"Quickly, fly the prince's recall banner. Assemble what men we have available," orders King Stefan, looking over the head of his daughter, who he grips in his loving arms, servants run off to deliver the urgent messages. Queen Leah moves some of her daughter's hair from her face to see her eyes.

"Oh, no," gasped Queen Rebecca.

Everyone looks at her, then to where she is pointing, a trail of bloody footprints lead from the feet of the princesses into the distance.

The princesses faint as the realization and the pain hit them.

- End of Chapter 041
Author’s Note: The princesses just emergency sprinted from deep in the forest back to the castle, barefoot. While humans can run long distances barefooted, that is usually at a much slower pace then they were sprinting through the kingdom on. Imagine running at 100m dash speeds for 10+ miles.


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Mudstar-Sibera's avatar
yeah a mad dash through the forest is different than a sock slide through a cool palace floor. You may be used to walking or trotting long distances through the forest barefoot but, a long all out gallop is another story. Hey come on even horses wear shoes! ;)