The monster, sensing his bloodlust, bolted without a second thought. 'This is bad, so he knew about me following them all this time? Dammit, I was too careless.' She pushed her muscles to their limit, her breath coming in ragged gasps, until the mountains faded behind her. Finally, she allowed herself a moment to stop, her lungs burning. 'I need to inform his Highness about this. A dangerous human has entered our world.'
She tried to push herself forward, but a hand clamped down on her face before she could take another step. The world flipped, a dizzying kaleidoscope of earth and sky, before she was slammed face-first into the ground. A searing fire ripped through her body. The scent of damp earth and her own blood filled her nostrils. She tried to push herself up, but a crushing weight on her back pinned her down, grinding her into the dirt.