She had run as fast as she could to Alanna's house, she hid against the alleyway across from her friend's house. When she saw that everything was in the clear she moved across the cobbled streets, entering the house from the back door. She walked into the house in silence, her feet stepping on the wooden floorboards, dodging the ones that creaked when pressure was applied. It was silent in the house, she knew that Alanna was probably not hiding here, thank the Gods. But when movement distracted her, she held the blade firmly in her hands, she was not afraid to kill again. She could feel the blood lust course through her veins. When the English soldier stepped out of the kitchen, Ellyn didn't hesitate to gut the unsuspecting bastard. She grinned in satisfaction as the male fell to the floor, his blood pooling around him.<br/><br/>She took the time to search through Alanna's house, taking a back and shoving some clothes in there for her. They were no longer safe in their village; they had to go tell the King of the destruction that had been caused. It would be a four day trip by foot, seeing how the English had killed all their livestock. She left the house heading back to her own house, gathering food and other resources for their journey. She could only hope that Alanna would be able to make it. Sliding out of the back door, she looked at her house, saying a quick prayer before she disappeared into the woods. Her tears were long gone from her eyes; her heart had turned cold at the sight of her dead family. It was hard to come to terms with it, but she knew that there was nothing more that she could do except follow the last words of her father. Even though her heart was broken, she knew that Alanna would be at the cave.<br/><br/>Her pace slowed down as she saw a few men around the cave, entrance. They were far too close to finding Alanna for her liking. Red filled her vision as she crouched down, creeping forward. Clenching her jaw, she attacked once she knew that she could take them all out. It was a simple task for she was just as skilled with a sword as the men were. She tossed one of the bodies off her sword onto the ground, only to get a cut on her arm. The pain made her feel alive and she grinned, dodging another attack. She sliced the soldierâ€™s leg and as he went down she rammed the blade through his throat. She used her foot to kick him off, rolling out of the way of the attack from behind. She knew they underestimated her sword skills and that was a fault on their behalf. She had trained long and hard to prove that she was just as good as any man. She swung her sword at the man's stomach; blood spilling from the wound, Ellyn kicked him down on the ground, emerald eyes cold and distant.<br/><br/>"You and your Kingdom will pay for what you have done," she growled out, lifting up her blade and shoving it in the man's neck, she twisted the blade enjoying the satisfaction of feeling the clean sever of neck and spine. Pulling the blade away, she cleaned off the blood with the quick wipe on her skirt. She looked at the bloody mess around her, she wiped away the sweat from her brow, blood splattered here and there on her body. She looked at the cut on her arm, knowing that she'd had to wrap it up. She walked into the cave; she lowered her sword to the ground as she looked at the trembling Alanna. She slowly crept towards her, seeing the fear and panic on her face. The tip of her blade was bloody and Ellyn knew what had happened to Alanna. "I'm here now," she cooed gently. "We're safe."<br/><br/>With the back of her hand, she pushed away the blade that was being pointed before she pulled the younger woman into her arms, hugging her. "I'm sorry that you had to do that," she said. "I'm sorry you had to see that." She felt terrible for not being there to protect her friend from all the death in their village; she knew that Alanna was not the type of girl to kill someone. She hated that Alanna had to do it, but she was proud as well, Ellyn had taught her how to protect herself and it was obvious that she had. She pulled away, brushing away the bands from Alanna's eyes. "We have to leave here, we aren't safe anymore." She glanced over her shoulder, making sure no one else was approaching them. "My father," her voice cracked with emotion briefly, she let out a steady breath to calm down. "My father said we need to tell the King, it'll be a long journey, but we need to do it."