The Long Way Home

Maybe it was the gentle look in his grey eyes that made her trust him.
Maybe it was the soothing sound of his voice.

Her anger made her run as far as her feet could take her and regret soon came when she found herself farther than she thought. She'd never get home before dark. She'd never get home before the mysterious creatures that were whispered through villages lurked in the deep forest during the day and came out only at night.
But then came a handsome man in a black cloak with a promise.
Should she risk a trek alone in the night back home or take the deal with Hades: show him the way to Dover Village, a shunned village full of sin, in return for him to take her back home?