Shifting around in his chair, Kye peered around at the other inhabitants of the tavern, most everyone was laughing and drinking, everyone except Kye of course. After finishing his mead in peace Kye pulled his lucky talisman from a pouch at his side, he felt the smooth surface then quickly shoved it back into the pouch. Kye stepped outside the tavern, the cold darkness relaxed him, he was in his element, he always tracked best in the night. after untying his horses reigns from the nearby stables, he hopped on his horse and began riding toward the northern most gate, he thought about this fugitive he was hunting, why would a shapeshifter kill the queen? what would be a maidens reasoning behind such a pointless murder? as various thoughts entered and left his mind he reached the gate, supposedly where the girl had escaped through, he looked up at the guard towers then back at the ground in front of the gate, after some time he discovered a small trail of paw prints leading into the forest just beside the road, he mounted his steed and traveled onward through the undefined trail the shapeshifter had set hours before, being careful to follow what he assumed to be the path the shapeshifter had taken, he would catch up in no time, his horse could easily outrun a wolf, that is if it can manage the terrain.

Sophia stayed in her wolf form she knew she couldn't keep running much longer but if she changed back she would be naked and out of breath. Her soft breathing was met with the noises of the woods around her.Her paws not barely getting a chance to touch the ground before the next step she was running so quickly. She could hear them barely but she could still hear them shattering in the crowed accusing her of the murder it seems as if she couldn't get away for the voices no matter how far she ran.Her stamina was draining soon she could run no more she turned her head to look back to see if she was being followed she turned her head back forward, she tripped over a fallen tree branch and straight into a small creek transforming back into a girl as it happen. She touched the water and drank from the small creek not caring if it was clean or not she was so hungry and thirsty it seemed like she had been running forever. She sat up then stood relizing if she stayed in the water any longer she might freeze she was cold, wet, and scared what had she seen in the Queens chambers what was that thing that was feeding on the flesh of her queen. She walked carefully on the twigs and leaves that cover the forest floor. Her movements now not so soft as they would be when she is a wolf.She could barely see it was so dark she could barely see she had never been out this far before she felt lost alone all she could do was find a tree and cover herself with leaves till morning.