(Synn)<br/><br/>She stopped under a large oak tree, out of breath and breaking hard is noisy. She peered through the darkness as an eerie blanket of fog rolled over the ground, hugging the forest floor for comfort. A twig snapped. An animal? Another merc on her trail? She thought as her eyes darted towards the sound. She couldn't afford to be caught but she was so tired of running. The Prince was relentless in sending men after her. Even though every single one lost their life to her knives, her luck could very well run out if he hired the right one.<br/><br/>"Keep moving Kat" she whispered to herself.<br/><br/>She pushed off of the tree and carefully placed her feet on smooth rocks and sturdy logs so as to not leave that obvious of a trail as the mercs had to chase her. If limbs and grass were already bent, she would step there where animals had been. Otherwise, she chose different footing that was less observable to the naked eye.<br/><br/>The morning was coming as daylight slowly crept up over the horizon. It would be harder to hide without the shroud of darkness. Kateri looked up into the high treetops and tapped her finger on her chin.<i>Yes, that would have to do</i>she thought as saw the exact tree limb several feet high that she would rest upon. She jumped up to the first thick branch that would hold her weight and swung herself up upon it with a small grunt. She found many nubs of the tree that she could easily grasp to climb to the next huge branch which she did with ease. Kateri had incredible upper body strength, more so than the average woman as she spent a lot of time climbing trees throughout her life. She climbed to the next branch and straddled it before looking down at the forest floor. The fog was starting to dissipate as the sun rose.<i>One more branch Kat</i>she thought to herself as she balanced on it and lept up to the last one she needed. She suddenly lost her grip with one of her hands and let out a cry before she caught herself and pulled her body up to the last branch. Kateri cursed under her breath that she could have just given away the general vicinity of where she was if someone was near.<br/><br/>She held her position and looked down at the ground around the tree, waiting for several minutes before she turned her back up against the tree and slid down until she was seated with her legs stretched out over the tree limb. She pressed her head against the giant oak and closed her eyes. She was so tired.