Delilah's POV
My feet move rapidly as I try to keep up with Cecile. She speeds among the tall trees, rushing back to the house. There's a gap between us due to how fast she is.
The air in my lungs begins to lessen, but there's no time to stop and catch my breath. I continue to push one leg before the other as we race down.
I can't imagine a situation where I get marauded by a rogue in these woods. No, I can't end up like that. So I keep running as fast as I can.
"omph!" I trip over a hole in the ground and fall flat on my face. The impact causes my head to ache. I push myself up and try to stand up again but my ankle hurts.
Sitting up, I hold it and find it's twisted. A sharp pain shoots through my leg when I try to move it.
"oww..." I cry with a grimace.
Cecile must have gon
