Just run. She had been running her entire life. Why should now be any different?

            Something caught hold of her yukata. She was jerked backwards, and knew the man had her. She swung her arms out behind herself and felt her elbows connect with the bandit’s face. He screamed, they both lost their footing, and suddenly Leda felt herself falling down a steep slope.

            He lost hold of her as the two rolled down the hill, rocks and branches mercilessly hit her as she tumbled. She felt herself slow, and bang hard into a tree. The wind was knocked out of her as she gasped and struggled to get up. She had lost sight of the bandit, but knew he couldn’t be far. She got to her feet, and cont...

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