Gerda managed to survive her fall in the chapel after attempting to kill off the moor folk under the queens orders. Instead of becoming a prisoner in Ulstead, the king sends her to Borra where she becomes his slave.
Borra wants nothing more than t...
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"How much longer do you think it will be till we come across a fairy Gerda? It's starting to grow cold out." Finn asked with his arms wrapped around himself as he lightly shivered.
"I say soon, surely they're out here somewhere. We just have to keep our eyes and ears open in case they're hiding." Gerda responded with her observant eyes looking around ahead of her.
"I wonder if they're as beautiful as the books claim they are. I can't wait to finally see one up close." Finn said with a smile on his small face earning a giggle from a young Gerda.
"I suppose they are but then again no one has actually come to face one, we're going off pure imagination of course." Gerda said as she grinned at her young brother.
Just then the sound of leaves loudly brustling in the wind halted their steps with their heads looking around in curiosity. Gerda glanced at Finn who was searching around for the source of the sound. The noise then appeared to grow closer causing her young brother to instantly run to Gerda and grab her hand in caution.
"What was that?" He whispered in a small voice that made Gerda's protective instincts kick in.
"I don't know but stay close and do not let go of my hand." Gerda instructed with her grip pulling Finn close.
They both jumped when a loud crack of wood suddenly came from behind. They quickly turned around and Finn screamed when an enormous, deadly tree creature slowly towered over them in a threatening manner. Gerda pulled Finn behind her knowing the best move to do was run.
"Finn run now!" Gerda yelled causing the tree to let out an angry roar sound with branch like arms rising.
They immediately darted away from the tree with their little legs struggling to jump over bumps, and fallen branches beneath them. Gerda being the oldest was naturally the fastest and her young, naive mind assumed her brother was right behind her. She ran until her lungs struggled to take in air which in turn led to her collapsing onto the ground.
It was the silence that brought her attention to the dark surroundings that seemed to go on forever. She desperately searched around for her baby brother but soon realized that he was no where to be seen. She shakenly stood up when the sudden feeling of panic came upon her.
"Finn! Finn! Where are you!?" Gerda screamed out with her body gasping for air from both panic and fear.
She walked back to where they found the tree monster, occasionally screaming out her brothers name hoping he would respond. The screams then turned into cries with a steady flow of tears running down her red cheeks. After some time Gerda fell to the ground until the sound of a young boy crying caught her attention.
She instantly stood up from her position and followed the cries until she caught sight of a familiar ginger head of hair. Gerda quickly ran over and immediately hugged her frightened little brother who continued crying into her shoulder.
