And just like that, her breath was back inside her body and things seemed warm again. Her hands went down to grasp her knees as she took a deep breath, and Leara's blonde hair flew in front of her face. She gave a stern look over her shoulder as she fought with the golden strands, noticing that David and the figure were in conversation with one another. Either their adversary thought that he had already taken care of Leara well enough or he was just too focused on getting David in his clutches, but it appeared that he didn't care much about the lady warrior or what she was doing in the corner of his vision. Without hesitation, she gave a rough pull on the tree branch to finish severing it from the tree. The end was sharp from the fractured bark, and it was as good of a weapon as she was going to find in a world she knew very little about.<br/><br/>With speed unmatched by most men, Leara took off on foot, running at the creature with her stick held like a spear. She took a leap of faith, gingerly flicking her wrists as she closed the distance between the figure and herself. As the stick flew from her fingers and pierced into the figure, Leara let out a shout of success. She slowed her advances, coming up short as the black figure slumped and David remained before her. She had a speech on the tip of her tongue, and while she decided to speak her mind, she grasped David's wrist to direct him away quickly. The foe was not defeated, but her attack would stall him for a moment while Leara got David out of harm's way.<br/><br/><b>"Do not listen to him!"</b>Leara stated as she pulled him along with her.<b>"You cannot change Fate regardless of how powerful you are. It is all a trick, a rouse to get you to journey with him instead of one of us from the lighter part of the world. Attempts to change the past will ruin your future and any acts that you alter will continue to occur even if you do your damnedest to make sure they do not."</b>She shook her head and moved toward the tree line.<b>"As sad and devastating as losing the love of your life is, you cannot bring her back, David, and even if you could, no one could promise that she would be the same." </b>Pulling up short, Leara turned to look at David.<b>"I promise that you will get a better explanation when we arrive. I do not have all the information that you likely seek, but there are those that do and those that want to help you."</b>A quick glance over his shoulder told her the figure had recovered. His crumpled body was no where to be found.<br/><br/><b>"You mentioned a car."</b>Leara dropped her eyes to his.<b>"I am assuming it is some method of transport that is common here. Can we get to it? Quickly?"<br/>
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