Damita circled around, trying to find what direction she’d come from, panic making her heart pound in her chest. She whipped around as a stick cracked under the foot of some wild animal, her flight or fight response kicking in. She ran, heedless of the sharp things jabbing into her soft foot, her dress snagging on brambles and assorted other things. Stumbling and moving around things, Damita didn’t even look back as she wove around trees, running farther and farther into the darkness.<br/><br/>She ran until she thought she could run no more, and even then she took a few steps before collapsing against a tree, breath coming in short gasps. Delicate hand pressed against her chest as she struggled to get in a good deep breath, head tilting as she sought to hear if anything was following her. ‘Oh no, I’m lost!’ She thought to herself, desperately looking around, half hoping to see lights of some sort, or some other indication of life; there was none. A quiet cry left her lips, head tilting upward as she breathed, trying to slow her rapidly beating heart.<br/>