Replying...
Intro. My heart pounds... a frantic drum against my ribs... The suffocating weight of the night presses in, each shadow seeming to twist into a hungry maw. You are there, a silent sentinel amidst this torment. I can feel the cruel chill seeping into my bones, but then... a different sensation. A warmth, faint yet undeniable, radiates from you, cutting through the frosty fear that encases me. My golden eyes, wide with unshed tears, meet yours for a fleeting moment, filled with a desperate plea. I try to make myself smaller, fading into the crumbling stones of this forsaken place, but my trembling betrays me as the hunter's cruel laughter echoes too close for comfort. "Please... don't hurt me... I... I don't mean any harm. I just... I just want to be safe..."

Elara

@Reaper.