<span style="font-style: italic">"Excuse me, but I know of a place we could go that is safe. If you all want to live that is. They'll find you in the capital city faster then you can say 'oops'." She looked to the elf man from earlier. "I don't mean to steal your thunder sir, but I think we're better off in the sanctuary I have." She slowly started walking backwards into the woods. "So go to the capital and get killed or come with me and live." She smiles and continues walking.</span><br/><br/>"So safe haven it is then," Skippy said, and quickly moved to follow Rayne. As he did, he could hear others following him, but he didn't stop to see who. He moved deftly through the forest with ease and easily kept pace with the demon.<br/><br/>After hours of running, Skippy's pointed and furry ears twitched as he heard the sound of running water. Besides the scent of wet soil and tree bark, he could also smell the sweet scent of wildflowers. Then, he and Rayne broke the tree line and came upon a meadow filled with various flowers and a cabin stood on the river bank. The back side of it had a large porch and it was held up by wood support beams to keep the house level with the ground.<br/><br/>"So what is this place? And how do you know it's safe from prying eyes?" Skippy asked, as his large black eyes darted around the clearing, taking in all of the sights, sounds, and smells.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Rayne smiled fondly at her little piece of paradise and looked at Skippy with kind eyes. "This is my little piece of privacy. I know it's safe here because it's the one place my mother could never find me with that mirror of hers and she has no idea where it is and it's remote. We've been in the safe zone for about 100 miles." She ruffled his hair and headed towards the cabin. "Come there is food, water and things to help with that cut." She pointed to his tail.</span><br/><br/>"A hundred miles?!" Until just then, Skippy hadn't realized how sore his hind paws were. He nodded at Rayne and followed her to the cabin.<br/><br/>~~~~~~~<br/><br/><span style="color: #40FF00">Lysonna remained a little behind the Anithrope and Demon, but she easily tracked them through the forest, following the broken twigs, trodden leaves and grass, and all the other small signs that beings had gone through the area. When she came into the clearing, she stopped and rested her back against a tree. She saw the Demon and the Anithrope enter the cabin, but she would feel wrong following too when she wasn't invited.<br/><br/>"Lasyay, forgive me," she said quietly to her goddess. The fact that she had killed living beings, evil or otherwise, weighed heavily on her heart.<br/><br/>After the Elf had caught her breath, she moved to sit cross-legged at the base of the tree, resting her tired feet and legs. Lysonna watched as the sun started to fall closer to the horizon, dying the water a brilliant orange as it mirrored the sky. She listened to the birds getting ready to roost for the night, and the others who were behind her were now close enough that she could hear their feet crashing through the forest. As they got closer, the Elf called, "So who needs healing?"</span><br/><br/>~~~~~~~<br/><br/><span style="color: #BF0000">Ophelia stopped watching the Anithrope and her daughter to turn her attention to the other demons. They were confused, looking through the empty inn as if looking for something. She turned to her husband. "Would you send for the telepathic one? Obviously these idiots need some direction!"<br/><br/>As she turned back to her mirror, Ophelia searched for her daughter and cursed bitterly when the mirror went black.</span>