She Paladins

Trailer:

Zarah was running, and she was running fast. Across the fields and through the corn patches she raced, trying hard not to step on this years vegetables but also keeping a good twelve paces in front of her pursuer. She was being chased by the neighbors dog, a huge hound that often escaped the worn out rope that held it captive in front of cruel old Mr. Kerlards shack. It was a mean old thing, with big slobbery jowls and sharp menacing teeth. Some joked that it had been born with rabies and someone should kill it. Zarah liked animals but this one frightened her more than anything, so she kept on running. Jumping the low fence that surrounded her father's fields she dashed into the dirt road and was suddenly hit by a large chestnut horse. Falling flat on her back she froze, afraid the animal would run her over but it didn't, just stopped. She gazed up, forgetting the dog and shading her eyes with one hand as she looked for a rider. Haloed by the glaring light a boys face peeked over the side, and he smiled apologetically at her, then dismounted, holding out a hand for Zarah to take. Gingerly she grabbed it, the boy hauling her back onto her feet.