Eric's heart pounded wildly in his chest, the beat of it syncing with the frantic thud of hooves beneath him. The world was a blur of trees and shadows, the fading light of the sun casting an eerie glow through the thick canopy. He had to keep running—he couldn't stop. Not now. The feeling of the enemy commander's presence was suffocating, the way his golden eyes seemed to pierce the air around him, relentless, cold.
But his horse was exhausted. Every jolt, every desperate push of its legs sent a jarring pain through Eric's own body. He could feel the tremors in its muscles, the animal's weariness matching his own. Still, he urged it on, the path ahead looking more like an endless maze of towering trees than an escape.
it was dark and the path was barely visibly. he squinted his eyes to the max trying his best to navigate himself. "what kind of a shitty world is this!!!! ahhhh!!!"
A loud, agonized neigh broke through his thoughts, and he whirled around. His heart sank.
