[gremlin]

"I-I'm sorry about that," she said softly then looked over her horse, she seemed embarrassed by his sudden outburst. "I should have trained him more, but I'm an impatient fool." she laughed softly then ran her hand along Sebastian's neck gently. The horse's breathing returned to normal and he seemed calm for now. "Well, every forest has a tale of course. Though that can be said about anywhere in the world. People like to tell tales and fill each other's heads up with nonsense." she let out a heavy sigh and looked up at Abel. She was a bit surprised that he had stopped for her, even if it wasn't for too long. Considering how he had threatened to leave her behind if she wasn't quick enough. "Most tales are made just to keep the children from wandering too far from the village and to keep them in their beds at night." she added then shook her head, hair fell in front of her face and she brushed it away. "They say that a beast lives in the forest, it's big of course and very strong. It's cruel and enjoys eating small children, women and men." her eyes wandered over the various trees. Did Abel think that something could really be in the forest? "It sleeps during the day but comes out at night. That's why everyone who has to cross through the forest resists doing it at night."

Olivia remembered that her own parents had told her tales to keep her from misbehaving. Though once she became older and learned that they were just tales she being a little rebellious. From her times spent in various villages she always heard the same thing. Monsters here, beasts there, but they only come out at night so you better go to bed and not wander off at night. Sometimes if the children didn't do their chores or misbehaved the parents would tell them that the beast stole misbehaving children from their beds at night.