Eva saw him speed away.  Immediately she started to run too, but he didn't always stay on the path, and the jumping and dodging were working her hard.    But after a while it was like her senses opened up for the first time, and her speed began to increase.  Even her ability to see, analyze the best move, and dodge branches, rocks and bushes was enhanced.<br/><br/>After a while, she was laughing and giggling like a little girl with a new toy.  Coming up beside Lyk, she looked at him and smiled before turning straight ahead and going off in her own direction, weaving out away from the path, then coming back across to the other side and repeating the motion.  She never felt so alive.<br/>