It was so quiet in that forest. There were times when she thought she was the only living thing there. So it was a little surprising, to say the least, when she heard a voice come from the edge of the clearing. She stood from her seat quickly at the first voice, unable to see clearly where he was. What was she to do? She hadn't spoken to anyone in two years. Now, in this place, she was suddenly faced with an unknown man. It was dangerous. She was a woman, and there was no telling what he might want from her. No sooner had the thought finished in her mind, another man came barreling into plain sight. On top of that, he was holding a sword in his hand.
She scrambled, putting distance between herself and the man who appeared. He was massive, compared to her. If he swung that thing at her, there was no way she'd be able to defend herself. Just from looking at him, she knew he had far more experience with a blade than she did. This was bad. Really bad. She shook her head quickly, stepping back from the man again.
"N-No.." She stammered. Green eyes darted around the clearing. On one side, she had an unknown. She still couldn't see the man who'd been the first to speak, and right now he was a further concern than the one in front of her. But he might have a bow and arrows, and that meant long ranged attacks. She couldn't run that way because it'd be running into an unknown danger. At least with the one in front of her, she knew what weapons he had for the most part.
"I...I haven't...seen anyone else." She explained further.
She swallowed tightly. Behind her was a wall. It figures she'd end up against the one of the only ones left standing in the ruins. The stairs would hinder her movements, and if she ran down them, she'd first have to get around the man with the sword and then get lucky enough not to trip as she ran. Which wasn't very likely considering all the growth and hidden stones in them. Further down the wall, there was a hole. Her eyes fell on it. She could see through it, which meant it lead somewhere else. And her small frame could fit through it even with her travel bag and weapons. That would be her best chance of escape. Slowly, she made her way toward the hole. It was entirely possible that the man may just move on and continue looking for the thief. But then the other one was still hidden.
It was entirely possible that neither man would try to harm her. She couldn't trust in that though. She'd thought her adoptive parents would never hurt her either, and then her mother tried to kill her. She stopped near the hole, her eyes still on the man with the swords and glancing to the direction the first voice had come from. People couldn't be trusted. None of them. She'd learned that the hard way.