Serena's POV
The villagers had spotted me, just as I had seen them. When I turned and ran, they chased after me. I heard their fast feet and distant shouts behind me. What were they shouting? Hang her? I wouldn't be surprised. The roads twisted and turned around me as I ran aimlessly. Would anything ever look familiar? I might be running in circles. I would never know.
I saw a river at the edge of the village and ran toward it. Not that I'd had great luck with rivers before, but it was a landmark and it ran in a certain direction. It may help me find a direction and go with it. Following the river had helped me to get away from enemies before, even if Baird hadn't turned out to be an enemy, exactly.
I glanced behind me. The villagers were gaining on me. They probably knew all the right
