"What happened?  Did you get him?" One of her accomplices asked.  They were still on the castle grounds, her group was without their transportations at the moment.  "The mission failed. I'll fill you in later, for now just scatter and meet up at the hideout!" Colette exclaimed, obviously still in a panic.  She was in charge of these men and woman and she blew it.  She didn't want any of them to get caught, if she was captured that was fine.  They could torture her all they wanted, as long as it was just her.<br/><br/>Colette continued to run, slipping off the other shoe and carrying it in her free hand. She needed to find a horse and get out before the gates closed.  As she saw the stables, she was suddenly grabbed by the arm.  A much larger man in a guards uniform had caught her, they were looking for her.  She gave a death glare to the man and turned around, twisting his arm.  She pulled out her knife and stabbed him in the side so he would release her.  He yelled out in pain as he collapsed to the floor and Colette headed into the stables to grab a horse.<br/><br/>She managed to get some reigns on it but didn't bother to saddle it.  With a kick, she was off and racing for the gates.  They were closing just as she came towards them and she barely made it through.   She rode off into the night, her dress was completely dirty and ripped and her hair was all tangled and becoming undone.  'Yeah.....now I'm starting to feel like my old self again...'