And then there was fighting.

The noise of the battle was terrible. There was the sound of the sword hitting objects with clunking noises, and the shouts and cries of the victims. Terrified, Elewyn inched backward until she was right up against the wall of the cave. Suddenly there was a bright light. It blinded her for a moment, and in that moment there was a shout and someone ran in and scooped her up. They didn’t say anything, didn’t ask any questions, only ran out of the cave and away from the fighting. The shouting and war cries began to fade, but Elewyn’s heart was still beating fast. She had kept her eyes shut tight the whole time, and now that it was quiet, she opened them and looked up.

Holding her in his arms was a man. He looked down at her with his deep green eyes and his wavy brown hair fell into his face. Elewyn loosened up and seemed to relax in that one moment when he was looking into her eyes with his own.