The forest path wound through the woods, cloaked in night's embrace, the sun long gone and stars glittering like scattered jewels above. Moonlight spilled through the canopy, painting the trail in silver, bright enough to guide but soft enough to keep the world intimate.
Cassius and Aisha rode together on her horse, its hooves a steady rhythm against the dirt, while Julie and Skadi had surged ahead, Skadi's eagerness to lead leaving the pair alone in the quiet dark.
And all the while on the journey, Aisha's grip on the reins was tight, her body tense, every nerve on edge like she was prepared for a demon or monster that might attack them from the woods, even though she knew tha the area that were in was relatively safe.
Why she was being so tense in such a safe environment?
