Burning Prints

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"WHAT THE- HEY!!"
The stable had been peacefully filled with the sounds of horses eating and girls chatting quietly while completing their chores when an angry voice rang through Moorland.
Following the others out of the stable a girl called Maya pointed at Thomas Moorland.
"A cloaked rider just sweept by and took my documents!" He shouted furiously.
"Someone get a horse!"
"Catch him!"
"Hurry!"
"HURRY!"
"There! At the gates!"
The courtyeard filled with people running around trying to get to their horses or running toward the gates.
Grabbing Blazes bridle I swung it around his muzzle and swung up onto his back.
"Let's go." I mumbled and we left the stable starting right into a gallop.
The masked rider had stopped outside the stable gates and seemed to find the chaos amusing.
I aided for Blaze to run faster and the cloak thief seemed to realize we were coming for him.

He mended his horse into a fast gallop turning straight around and disappearing into the trees.
Hurrying after him took a shortcut and cane up besides his horse.
Reaching out I could see the documents clutched in his hand.
I bemt forward, just a little longer, and took hold of the pappers.
His shadowed face turned to mine and he seemed to be lost in surprise for a moment bwfore trying to snapp away my fingers.
Doing something I knew I would regret later I reached out with my leg and kicked against the dark horse. It jumped to the side, it's rider flying with it, losing his hold on the pappers.
Shooting me what must have been a livid look he turned down a hill and disappeared.
On the ground where the dark horse and it's cloaked rider had just stood was four hoofprintes burned into the grass.

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