Pursue knowledge, not me.

The brown stranger gained the upper hand, and was able to free her from her attacker and send them packing. They were damaged enough to realise they weren’t the easy prey they had originally thought. She didn’t like letting them walk off, to hunt wolves another day. But she was too hurt to do anything about it right now.

She panted a little from the pain as the stranger offered his shoulder and asked her name. “Lia” she whispered, pulling herself up with his help. She leaned heavily on him, leaving a trail of blood behind her. “Thank you for your help.” She had been planning to take on those slavers alone. She knew now how bad an idea that would have been.

"Lia"