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EVERYTHING was moving past her in a blur as she ran. She was running as fast as she could, as fast as her feet could carry her. She was running with a speed that was faster than most, it was abnormal even. She was running so fast that most probably wouldn't be able to see her. All that they would be able to see would be a blur.

She was dodging frozen tree branches, leaping over logs covered in snow, dodging and moving around dark trees out lined in frost, and more. She was doing it with ease. Out of instinct. Knowing the frozen woods like the back of her hand. She could feel the cold snow crunch under her bare feet as she ran.

She had to run as fast as she could. She had to get to him. She couldn't lose him. Not him. Not him, the only one she had in her life and the only one she cared about. She had no one else but him. She would not lose him. She would do everything she needed and could to help him and keep him safe.

Tears were falling as she ran. They were falling rapidly down her soft cheeks. But they dried away as the wind whipped past her. Her long dark curly mane also blew in the wind behind her. She could also feel the cold wind against her bare skin. Her light brown skin that was only covered slightly by her short dress made from animal skin. Her legs, chest, everything burned as she ran. As she pushed herself to move faster.

The adrenaline was there pumping through her veins and she was using it. She could hear her erratic heartbeat in her ears as well from the adrenaline pulsing through her whole body. She needed to get there faster... she needed to get to him.

She could feel his panic and fear through their bond. A bond that they shared for years now. An old beautiful bond between an animal and her, a half breed. A very old bond known as a familiar bond. A bond she grew to love and cherish. And right now that bond was filled with fear and panic. Which was not normal for him and her. It terrified her completely and led her to push herself more and faster. So she could get to him.

Allowing the bond to guide her to her familiar, her friend. No, the one she thought of as family. It was a link that tied a small piece of their souls together. A small piece that created a new sort of magic between them that they shared together. That small piece held so much of their plethora of growing magic. Which grew the longer they knew each other and shared the bond, and the more they bonded their magic.

Their magic was a new magic that grew over time, stronger, more powerful. It was like a long strong chain bonding them together. And she could feel it within her, she could feel it in her bones, the link. '

And it was at that moment for the first time in all her years of knowing him... she felt him pull that chain hard. It caused her breath to come out faster. Puffs of icy clouds from the cold as a whimper escaped her lips. As she kept rushing to get to him.

It was then she heard it... many howls then low whimpers and deep growls. It was ahead of her, but she knew one of those howls from anywhere. She then slowed down her running and skidded to a stop. She began to move with more stealth around the trees with practiced ease.

Like a predator stalking their prey, ready to pounce at any moment. And she was ready to do such a thing to save him. But she needed to observe before doing such a thing. She needed to gain information first. Because as she came closer and looked at the scene in front of her, she had to stop the growl that wanted to escape her. She had to fight the urge, the instinct and want to kill every single fae in front of her. But she knew she couldn't, she needed to listen first and then make her move.