The Adventures of Konette

              The Adventures of Konette

Thud! The enemy scout toppled the ground as Konette drew

her sword across his chest.The sound of an alarm echoed

over the cold air. She glanced around quickly; enemies

began closing in from the trees on all sides of the valley

that surrounded her. Some were mounted on horseback; others

were on foot with their vicious dogs by their sides. She

spotted her salvation in seeing the abandoned horse left by

her latest victory. In one smooth motion she leaped onto

the horse and kicked him into a full gallop. With

surprising ease she unsheathed both swords mounted on her

back. She now grew closer to her enemies; she set her eyes

on two foot soldiers struggling behind their angry dogs who

desperately wanted to attack. Upon them now, she aimed her

swords, and with one clean motion left both bodies

headless. Their dogs were free and immediately began a

pursuit.

All men mounted on horses and the rest of the dogs, who had

managed to escape their holders, hastily followed them.

Konette repeatedly urged her mount faster as she entered

into the forest. Glancing over her shoulder she noticed the

dogs were gaining. “Come on boy come on” she urged her

horse adding a sound kick to his flanks. She set her eyes

on the trail ahead, but they immediately blurred. The cold

wind whipped through her auburn hair and made it impossible

to see clearly. Remembering the object of her mission she

felt for her pack in which the prize was contained. Her

heart jumped into her throat as she remembered her pack

falling to the ground as she fought the scout. Not wanting

to face the truth, but knowing she could not leave it

behind she realized what she had to do. “I must go back”.