"Catch her! Do<span style="font-style: italic">not</span>let her escape!"<br/><br/>The forest whizzed past her in a dark green and gray blur. Clear blue eyes were focused on the path ahead of her, which seemed to curve into a dead end. Panicking, she threw a glance over her shoulder and then quickly hopped away from the path, diving through a couple of bushes before arriving to another forest path and settling behind a large tree. The girl trembled in the rain and fell into a crouch as the group of angry villagers ran past her. It was her fault for not controlling her temper a little better and freezing her boss' right hand and left foot into one large ice cube. She was just so tired of working at the café and being treated like an idiot. She deserved better, right?<br/><br/>Reflecting on her miserable salary while slowly rising back to her feet again, she was too concerned about the whereabouts of the group who had tried to chase her down to notice the wandered who soon bumped into her and fell on his behind. She gasped, snarling quietly as she turned to face the boy who was probably about his age and who was now dusting off his clothes. She had never seen this boy before. What was he doing in the forest? The village was so small she would have already seen him once or twice to recognize him at least vaguely.<br/><br/>"Lost?" She repeated and frowned. "No! I mean... well, yes, I guess I am now. But there are other people here and they, errr..." The girl held her tongue, not wanting to mention anything about an ice cube and her ability to freeze limbs. She had been running for quite some while and didn't want to start running again. "I'm not scared! And even if I was I have a good reason. Some people wanted to harm me just now, while I was walking in the forest just to get some time alone and relax." She nodded to herself, approving her fake story. "But now I've lost them, just like I lost my way. Where's the town again?"<br/><br/>She gave him a suspicious stare when he offered to escort her. Maybe he just wanted to bring her in front of her boss so she would be punished for freezing his arm to the point that it would possibly have to be amputated. Anger fuelled her powers, creating more frost and making it harder to break. Therefore, she was in big trouble. "Why should I trust you? I don't even know who you are. At least tell me your name." She raised her chin to appear taller and more intimidating, but concern was still apparent on her pale face and in her frightened eyes. The fact that she was shivering, too, gave off her anxiety.