“Eleanora’s Escape”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Eleanora raced silently through the trees. The branches scraped her cheeks as she flew by. Her breaths were short and shallow; she was tiring. She wouldn’t be able to continue for much longer.

A loud snap sounded behind her. Her head whipped around to see the giant black steed galloping through the forest after her. The rider wore a full set of armour, the visor on the helmet closed so that Eleanora couldn’t see its face.

She continued on, desperately willing her limbs to keep moving. If only she had listened to Kimismir. Then, maybe, she wouldn’t be in this situation.

She finally reached the edge of the forest. She stood at the top of a tall cliff, overlooking the castle below.

Her castle.

The sound of hoofbeats behind her made her spin. The rider emerged from the forest, its sword drawn.

Eleanora backed away slowly, narrowing her eyes. She reached the edge of the cliff and stopped. It was not her time to die. Not yet.

She drew the dagger from her belt and prepared to fight. She knew that this black knight would surely win, however she refused to give up so easily.

The rider descended from its black steed. The wind rose in an angry gust around it, ripping its cloak back.

Eleanora stood in front of her opponent, her heart pounding. She raised her dagger in front of her.

The rider took off its helmet. Long hair spilled over her shoulders.

Eleanora’s eyes widened. She was staring at a perfect reflection of herself.

Final Comments: For some reason, I had a hard time with this one. The words didn’t come as easily as I thought they would, especially since I had a pretty clear idea about what I wanted to write about. This is actually one of my shorter ones, which I’m a bit disappointed about because I was excited about writing a story to this music. Thinking back now, I have a ton of ideas about how I could’ve included more details to make Eleanora a much more complex character. I might redo this one later.

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