.Rose.
Rose sat by her window, staring into the distance, if she squinted her eyes, she could just barely make out the greatforest.
She missed running through the woods, spotting rabbits and stumbling upon the occasional elk, but most of all, she missed her freedom.
Its all The shadows fault', she thought, if the beast hadnt existed she would be out there right now, by the trees.
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Days after randall, the kings knight had arrived in pinevale, a garrison of twenty soldiers came.
Rose watched them march in, a smile on her face,' finally, the shadow will fall, and the greatforests will be safe again.'
The soldiers marched straight to the townsquare, where randall stood atop a wooden stage.
Rose followed behind the soldiers, eager to hear what the knight had to say.
"The shadow has terrorised this land for far too long, growing fat while we starve. But now is the time to join us, help us slay this beast and reclaim your lands!"
The congretion of both soldiers and villagers pumped their hands in the air, a chorus of," death to the shadow!" Followed.
The knighy got down anf returned to the townhall, the mayor took his place on the stage.
"Any who wish to join us may sign up now, come forward."
Rose wished she could go, but her parents had stopped her from nearing the greatforest in fear of the shadow, they would never allow her to go hunting it.
The corner of her mouth turned up, a smirk on her lips.
'Unless of course, she snuck away'.
