Eventually exhaustion had won over. Hugging the tree she fell into a deep sleep. She must have been dreaming, because she had the sense she was being moved by a giant beast. Though, these dreams were not new to her. She often dreamed of a male beast, that was a man and a beast at the same time. She had been dreaming of him for a couple of years now. She always thought it was someone her mind made up to be a type of guardian. She was an only child, her mother died giving birth to her. Her father never wanted anything to do with her because it was her fault that her mother died. He provided for her, but that was it. He never listened to her when she had nightmares, he never kissed any of her cuts and scrapes. She always had to comfort herself. When she moved far away for college, she felt so afraid and so alone. It was just before the move that the dreams had started.<br/><br/>With a moan she started to wake. There was not an inch on her body that did not ache. The sting on her face told her that there was cuts on her cheeks, more than likely from tree branches. Her mind was in a million places. She tried to remember exactly what happened, but she could only remember bits and pieces. When she finally decided to open her eyes it was day light.<br/><br/>"I'm alive!" She thought she shouted it, but it came out as a whisper. Her throat was raw and dry as cotton. Tears started streaming from her eyes as she realized she had survived. How had she survived? She did not care the how, she was just so thankful. She moved her arms trying to find the strength to get up. Funny, she thought, this does not feel like a tree at all.<br/><br/>Tag: Master (Love it so far  ;) )