Thread: Fucked Up Fairy Tales (danidoo88 and Mr Quixotic)

Only a mad woman would believe that she could possibly outrun three giants in her state of well-being. Goldie may have had a full belly for the first time in days...or was it weeks?...she still wasnt sure but she was underfed, exhausted, dehydrated, cut up to hell after the evil bush and barefoot. Her body was sore, her legs burned, she had landed heavily on her feet and they prickled ominously and she was quite certain that she had done something terrible to one of her ankles. Still, she was a determined maiden...well damsel anyway...in distress and she was going to press on for as long as she could. If she had been lucky, which, by now, it was clear she was not, the owners of the cottage would have given up the chase by now. She could run off into the sunset and perhaps get mauled by a wolf or something equally as tragic instead of all the horrible scenarios going through her head about what would happen if those men caught her. Oddly enough, it was the idea that they might return her to her stepfather that scared her the most. If they only wished for her to pay for her meal and the bed she had so briefly rested her head upon, she would find a way to do that. She was mostly sure she could still make a lock, if they wanted...and if they had the materials...and a forge. No, that wouldnt work. She could perhaps clean house? She slowed to a stop with a small groan when the man who had woken her stepped out from behind a tree and bent over double, one hand clutching the stitch in her side while the other massaged a cramping calf. How far had she run? Not far, judging by how quickly they had caught up with her. She glared at the mans legs. Bloody long strided freak wasnt even winded whereas Goldie was gasping like a fish out of water! Well, now what was she going to do? She held up the hand that had been holding her side in a bid to ask for a moment to catch her breath while she thought of what to do next. Running clearly wasnt an option. She was close to collapsing where she stood and the man was too...too everything. Besides, she had heard loud crashing behind her whilst she had been running and she was certain that the other two would be joining them soon...if they werent already there in the trees. She was likely penned in with nowhere to run. With one more gulp of air, Goldie stood and eyed the man in front of her. First, I would like to apologize for messing your home. That was rude of me. It was doubly rude to eat your food and sleep in your bed. I saw the smoke and the door was unlatched and I used that to my benefit without considering that I was invading someones home and eating their meals. She winced and then bent once more to massage the ankle she had landed poorly on after a painful twinge. Second, she huffed from her awkward position, I would like to thank you for your kind offer of aid. However, as you have said, it is perilous for a woman to be all alone and, pardon me if I offend, but you are three very large men and I am not sure it would be any safer with you than it would be in the woods with the wolves and other such predators of the animal sort. Again, I mean no offense, but how can I trust that I will not come to harm in your home? Not that that really mattered. Her knife was back a the house with her pack and, even if she had had it on her, she doubted it would have done much good with the colossus standing before her. His flesh was probably as tough as a rock too. A giant unmovable mountain of a man and her just a tiny waifish girl with nothing but a tattered cloak and a wedding dress for protection. If he really wanted to take her back to the cabin, there was not much she could do about it and that was only considering him . He had two backup mountains sneaking around in the woods. Still, if he was being genuine about meaning her no harm, perhaps she might still make it out of this in one piece. What do you want of me? I cannot pay you now but I promise that I shall see you paid as soon as I can. As soon as she found a way to get to a town that hadnt heard of her stepfather and wouldnt be likely to turn her in for a reward but she would just keep that part to herself. Last edited Jan 26, 2019