[gremlin]

Judith chewed on her lower lip nervously, wondering if he was really just letting her get away. Her heart was still pounding from when she had fallen to the ground. He could easily pin her down and kill her without hesitation, but he was letting her go. She almost wanted to thank him, but she knew that he would probably laugh at her. She turned and began to walk away from him. Then she stopped, she turned her head slightly. "There's good in you." and then she left.

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Some weeks had gone by since her encounter with the Dark Elf. Judith had returned to her base and pushed herself to train incredibly hard. She didn't want to be stuck in the same situation but with a Dark Elf determined to end her life. Instead of telling the others of her experience she kept it to herself. They would not understand why she didn't gut him. When she had returned to the base she had overheard the men bragging about their kills. It helped her make the decision of not telling them. They would probably be punished for not killing a Dark Elf as well. She didn't want that.

After training for what seemed like forever she felt more confident in her abilities as an archer. She felt stronger and more powerful. Hopefully she actually was. Thinking and being were two completely different things. She left the base unannounced to continue travelling on her own. Perhaps no one would look for her or even notice that she was gone. The men didn't like that women had been brought here to fight.

The forest was dark, but the rising sun lit it up and made it seem alive. Judith fiddled with her arrows that she had hand crafted herself, she adjusted her bow on her back and made sure that her dagger was still strapped to her leg. She couldn't afford to lose it. Her ears perked up as she heard some noises, but creeped behind the trees silently. She felt like an animal stalking it's prey.