Chapter 63: Something New
It was fight or flight.
Eirin kicked the men racing towards Coleen, and the moment they fell on their knees, she rushed towards Coleen, grabbed her hand and ran deeper into the woods. Huffing and puffing for air, they ran until their legs felt numb.
"Do you know why those people are after us?" Eirin looked behind. "What in the world is happening?" It wasn’t even that long since they went their separate ways. She held Coleen’s hand upon noticing that she was slowing down.
"T-Those village people, they saw us near the jail in the middle of the woods. W-We tried to talk to them but—"
Eirin pulled Coleen before she could trip.
"T-The village chief ordered them to attack us. They got Link. I couldn’t do anything to help him and I just ran away," Coleen sobbed. "I-I know I needed to help him, but I also know that I can’t, and if I get captured as well, we— we wouldn’t be saved."
Eirin held Coleen’s hand tightly. "Don’t worry. I think Shade’s on it," she reassured Coleen.
They kept running nonstop until they reached the entrance to the Lively Grove.
"Shoot!"
Eirin hid Coleen behind her as they faced the men chasing them. The men drooled as they gazed at the two girls. "Why are you doing this?" Trying to stall time, Eirin initiated a conversation, but the men did not respond.
It was as if they were already out of it and could not hold a proper conversation anymore.