Running from reality

(Damien)

The pounding of our feet could be heard throughout the forest on this quiet Friday morning. 

A close friend of mine, Nicklaus 'Nic' for short, and I were out for a run. We were using this as a way of getting away from everything. 

He was there with me when we went to capture Amelia and her mother, but he left with the others after the job was done.

'What are you planning on doing with Amelia?' Nic asked, running past a tree that he barely missed. It was obvious that what the king was going through was taking a toll on everyone, including me. 

'What do you mean?' I asked, making Dark huff from annoyance. Even though I was running in wolf form, I was still pretty much in control, just as Dark is. But, he wanted to be fully in control so that he could tell Nic to stop talking.