2 The Man Living in the Manor

She kept running through the forest ignoring growls and howls inside the forest. Her body tired and about to collapse but the image she saw in that man's eyes made her run faster in desperation her fear kept her from stopping or feeling tired as she ran without stopping just to get away from her persuers.

She continued to run deeper and deeper into the forest until she saw a huge willow tree where its leaves are like heavy curtains, she quickly dashed behind the leaves that even a small ray of moonlight could not even pass through. She quickly and quietly climbed up the branches and hid trying to calm her beating heart and harsh breathing as she heard those who followed her into the forest drew closer.

While she was hiding herself in the tree she didn't know that thick clouds slowly covered the moon that lit the forest and the people who chased her into the forest were never found or heard from again.

The night slowly turned to day as the sun rose from behind the mountain where it was hiding, she climbed down the tree and breathe in the morning air she tried to listen if there is any sign of her persuers but only heard the sound of the forest slowly waking up with the sun as it rises.

Taking another deep breath she stepped out of the protection of the willow tree and started walking to a random direction knowing she can never return to the village she grew up in.

"I wonder if elder brother already returned?"

She walked for hours and only stopped at a brook to drink water and pick a few fruits to eat then continued to walk allowing the wind to take her where she should go. As she walked the sound of thunder sounded in the distance as the wind blew stonger and colder she hurriedly walked with no destination looking for a place to take shelter for the upcoming storm, looking up to the sky to see how long she has before the storm reaches her.

She walked faster away from the strom that was coming as she followed where the wind was blowing she hugged herself trying to keep herself warm but it all proved pointless because the storm hit her faster than she expected and like the night before she ran straight with no direstion trying to hide from the relentless torrent of the storm.

As she ran she was surprised to see a mansion suddenly pop up from her view she should have just ignored it and she would have if not for the storm, being wet from being rained on and shivering from the cold not to mention that she was running almost the whole night and haven't gotten a proper rest as she has to keep moving in this dangerous forest.

She quickly reached the door of the mansion and knock for a while, thinking that maybe the mansion was abandoned she entered dripping all over the floor. Calling out if there is anyone around.

When she heard no one answer she slowly walked inside the mansion.

"Hello, I'm sorry for barging in like this but I got caught in the storm and need shelter from the rain."

As she explored her surrounding she found small traces around the mansion proving that someone is living inside the mansion.

Looking around the room that looks like a study she wondered 'Now who in the world is crazy enough to live inside a very dangerous forest in an abandoned looking mansion.'

She left the study and walked to another direction looking for a kitchen or a place where she can dry her clothes and warm herself not noticing that someone was following her from the distance observing what she was doing.

She kept walking until she reached the hallway that leads to the garden shoking her as she has never seen anything as beautiful as the scene she was looking at that moment. The gardens she saw when she was working at a large city could not even compare to the beauty of what was in front of her words can't even describe. The sight looked so magical that even the storm raging that moment can't even destroy the view. She unknowingly fell in love with the garden distracted by the sight she didn't notice the person looking at a distance walk closer to her.

She was suddenly grabbed and tossed inside a room and at the door was a man, a very angry looking man but the look of anger did not affect his looks he is handsome in everyway you can think of but of course that is not she was thinking at the moment as he was releasing such a thick killing intent.

With eyes that were spitting fire he asked her.

"What are you doing here human? Did they send you to kill me? Their standards of hiring assasins are getting worse as the years pass by they actual get a girl that's doesn't look older that my dear sister?! They are underestimating me too much!!"