Page 173 of I Ran Away to Evil 2
2
Unbound:
2
Swift:
5
Battlemare:
4
Perks:
Siphon Mana, Dodge, Surehoof, Lockpick, Parry, Knockout.
Alright, Brownie thought, so Donna really was a magical murder horse … That was fine. At least she was Brownie’s magical murder horse. And she saw why Donna horded enchanted carrots; her intelligence as a knowing animal, as aperson, was directly tied to her enchanted horse condition.
If she stopped eating enchanted carrots, she would loseherself. Brownie wished she’d just said something.
Donna’s [Swift] skilldidtake a long time before she could reactivate it, but it actually let her go a certaindistancebefore she ran out.
“There’s the turnoff,” Rufus said, bringing Brownie’s attention back to the road. Thank goodness the Hollow hadn’t moved too far east. She didn’t want to be in this weather all the way to the castle.
The Great Road was a large highway that was well suited to wagons. The road leading into the Hollow was smaller, single lane, and surrounded by lush trees that caged the road and provided some shelter from the rain. The closer they got to the elven tree city, the more the surroundings became dense woodland.
“What’s that?” Brownie saw a shining white light on the path ahead, and Donna came to a stop with plenty of space between her and the magical creature standing majestically in their way.
Her mare nickered a graphic expletive that made Brownie’s jaw drop. “Donna!”
The unicorn in front of them leaned his head forward, double-checked that it was, in fact, us, and took a polite step to the side.
Brownie couldfeelthe waves of suspicion rolling off her mare, who did not wish to take even half a step forward toward the prince of Goldenhoof’s tribe. Brownie held her breath, and Rufus remained silent beside her. All paused to see what the two were going to do.
Donna neighed loudly, confronting Brightstar.
Brightstar remained where he was, standing to the side to let them pass. He shook his head with a very horselike shake. Donna hesitated still.
With his own heavy breath, Brightstar grumbled but then stood taller.
Donna immediately took another step back, and Brownie was afraid she might bolt back the way they’d come. The rain clouds weren’t the black pillows of aggressive thunder and lightning from the day before, but they were still getting soaked just waiting there … and there wasn’t any other way to the Hollow except maybe begging Gerda to see if she could portal.
