The girl made no effort to escape, rolling over while remaining under Karen and splaying out as if trying to put her (mostly absent and not yet matured) charms on display.<br/><br/>"You can't go back, you know.  The way is shut.  You're here, now."<br/><br/>She giggled, eyes glittering with mischief.<br/><br/>"You're here, right where you belong!"<br/><br/>From the direction of the tower, Karen could hear a distant clinking and clanking noise, along with the thud, thud, thud of something crossing a wooden drawbridge with measured tread.  The horn sounded again.<br/><br/>"The hunters are out," the girl smiled up at her 'captor'.  "Perhaps you should run?"