Fenced Out (Part Twenty-Four)

Prompt: Fence  |  Genre: Fantasy  |  Word count: 200 words

The Drengr saw the arrow a second before it cracked through its forehead and squelched through its contents. The Thrall surrounding the tree collapsed as one the moment the Drengr hit the ground.

Einarr surveyed the ground under him. When it remained silent, he climbed down the tree. Picking his way over the Thrall, he headed towards the cave.

***

Raven and Fála stood opposite each other.

A tornado swirled around them, trapping them within its eye.

“You thought you could keep her safe from me?”

Raven didn’t speak.

Fála smirked, “I found your little cave, crow.”

“Noooo!” Raven attacked.

***

The smell of rot and blood hit her nose as she stepped into the cave. A ball of green light came to life a foot away from her palm. The light reflected off the damp walls, giving the cave an eerie green hue. 

She followed the smell of blood into the cave. It led her to a woman, breathing her last.

“Where’s your child?”

The woman smiled, “You can’t follow where she’s gone, Witch!”

Fála shot a streak of green light towards the woman even as she pulled out the dagger sticking out from her back. Turning, she faced the man.