This was not the first time someone had followed her when she had been alone. There had even been times when her brothers had ended trips quickly and one would slip off, now older she knew it must have been such situations. She hadn't an idea why. Though, questioning seemed not allowed, her parents would brush it off, just stating these things happened, yet it was never anything said in hushed voices among the other young women she spent time with. The one time she mentioned such a thing the other girls just laughed at her telling her she had to be imagining things and Shay never aid anything again.<br/><br/>So here she stood closing her eyes to take a deep breath and opening them as the sounds of the mans step grow closer. She shifted taking a more firm grip on her knife to strike fast when a sort of groan and shuffle came from the other side of the alley. Her follower dropped to the ground by her feet making her step to the side as surprised eyes instantly lifted as another stepped into the alley. It was easy to take three steps away from him and lifting her chin as she gave him a hard look.<br/><br/>"I hardly needed help, but I would be sure of yourself if you intend me harm in hi wake," she spoke with confidence, her knife twisting in her hand so the blade was parallel with her arm to make it clear she was not unarmed. Her eyes took in this man quickly, assessing what danger he could possibly be to her person. Clearly aware. Calculating slipping from the back end of the alley to the main road behind and four houses down to her home. Calling out for one her brothers would ensure either would come, they always seemed to when she called for one in the past, she doubted this would be any different. Only a slight shift in her skirts gave away her motion to center her ground to either defend or run, small she might be but she was quick. Which if this stranger intended her harm would learn fast.