Ravina ran with every ounce of strength her small body could muster, her dark golden eyes wide and shimmering with terror, sweat soaking the tiny makeshift robe wrapped around her petite frame.
The dense canopy overhead blocked most of the moonlight, making the air even more chilly.
The forest around her was dark, unfamiliar, and filled with strange noises—the occasional rustle of leaves, the distant howl of a beast, and the unsettling whisper of the wind through twisted branches.
She panted heavily, her chest heaving with every desperate breath, but she didn't dare stop. Her tiny feet hit the ground with such force that each step sent tremors rippling through the earth, cracking the soil beneath her and sending small stones skittering away.
"Mama... Mimi…" she whimpered breathlessly, tears streaming down her flushed cheeks as she ran, her little heart drumming like thunder within her chest.
