A Dragon's Promise

Willow shivered slightly and pulled her cloak tighter around her. The wind howled as she ran through the dark forest. Her vision was slightly impaired as tears streamed down her face, her mouth letting out strained sobs every once in a while.

She stopped and leaned up against a tree in the middle of a small clearing, staring up at the night sky.

She slid down to the ground and tried to catch her breath from her sudden run. The wind pushed past again making Willow recoil against the tree, pulling her knees to her chest.

All of the sudden, she heard a soft melody begin to play.

"Th-that sounds... familiar...." Willow thought to herself. The gentle tune began to lull her to sleep.

Her eyes shot wide as she stood up and started running again.

"I-I can't be the next victim! Please god don't let me be the next victim!" She screamed in her mind. The melody began to die off as she ran.

Willow looked behind her as she ran through the dark woods, making sure the melody had really stopped. The music grew loud for a moment, then came to an abrupt stop, as did Willow.

Her breathing was heavy as she gazed around with terrified eyes. The wind had stopped. The music was gone. The only things around her were the woods.

She gasped as a twig snapped from somewhere around her.

Willow lay on the ground, unharmed, but unconscious.