Louises POV
We've been riding all night now. My body hurts and I'm terribly thirsty. However, my pride forbids me to ask him for help or a break. I don't want to show him my weakness. I can hold out here.
I can now see the surroundings more clearly, because the sun is slowly rising behind the trees. We have left the larger paths and are on a narrow trail in the forest. The trees are tall and far enough apart that you don't have to worry about getting hit by a branch.
Birdsong and the rustling of the leaves accompanied our ride. I haven't been outside in nature for a long time and only now realize how much I actually missed it.
Suddenly I see something flash in the corner of my eye and duck just in time before a thick branch shoots towards us. Apparently this is a hidden trap we jus
