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"W-what? Me?" Shadow blinked, faking surprise. "Well um... I..." She started, trying to think of an excuse.

"Just get on with it, shorty." The soldier who was attempting to flirt with her said while slapping her butt. She jumped, fumbling her gun before holding it tightly to her chest.

"That was uncalled for." She snapped, rubbing her bottom.

"No sir. Just giving her some encouragement." The soldier replied.

Shadow grimaced, looking at him harshly before turning back to Damien. She slowly walked over to him and Jian, trying to read them carefully. She knew she had to move soon. She just needed an opening.

After entering the first area, Shadow slowly backed away from Jian and Damien. Slowly, she grabbed the door knob and slowly turned it.

Jian turned back towards Shadow just as she opened the door to bolt. Seeing this, Jian's eyes lit up as he bolted after her.

Shadow bolted towards the forest as the guards were about to shoot, but seeing Jian, they decided not to risk it. She looked behind herself briefly for a second, only to see him gaining on her. She swore as the woods slowed her down and Jian gained on her. She came across a meadow and bolted across it as fast as she could, but to her surprise, Jian was still faster. Jian tackled her, knocking her to the ground as the pair rolled down a slope, Shadow struggling to get away while Jian struggled to restrain her.

In a moment of pure luck, Shadow barely managed to get her hand free and whacked the side of Jian's neck, knocking him out. She took a deep breath, coughing as she broke free and his body lay on the grassy field. Her wrists hurt like hell as blood dripped down her face from the struggle, and she saw traces of it on his uniform. Suddenly, she heard shouts of officers heading their way, and still in a adrenaline induced state, she fled.

"I-it's the chief general!" One soldier said, rushing to him and checking his pulse and breathing. "He's still alive. You two, get him back to base. The rest of us will continue our pursuit. We can't let her get away!"

Shadow continued running and running, now with a slight limp as she tried to make it to safety, wherever that was.

((So... I'm thinking about having her escape to Mt. Angelo. I've been wanting to get the priestess back into this story. lol. ))

The door suddenly opened as Jian was carried in and put on a doctor's table by two soldiers. "Absolute Leader, The chief general needs medical assistance and we need to contact the border patrol. We have three soldiers on her tail, but she's heading to Mt. Angelo."

"Over here!" The doctor said, leading them to a medical table as they put his body on top. "His life isn't in any danger. He's just knocked out." The doctor said with relief. "This isn't his blood by the looks of it either." The doctor said, unbuttoning his jacket and exposing a clean shirt. He then pulled up his shirt sleeve and looked at the small bruises beginning to form. "There was a struggle though. The chief general was winning by the looks of it. She must have just gotten lucky, though I'll be honest. It looks like he was wrestling a bear, not a young lady."

"Yes sir!" The soldier said, saluting before leaving the room. The soldiers left the room, trying to get in contact with the border patrol. After twenty minutes, they got a confirmation that Shadow passed through the border five minutes ago. The soldiers swore. Damien wasn't going to like this and it would be their heads. Hesitantly, the went back to tell him the news. He took off his hat, looking grave as if someone just died as he swallowed hard. "Sir... the... the border patrol just confirmed that we... we just missed her. She's in the priestess's territory now."

((Yes you should. >.< I always thought Mt. Angelo was between Helmshire and Diethelm. lol. Should I say 3 hours or something, or do you just want to continue? ))