Backing up from the group as they questioned the newcomer, I watched everyone interacting with each other and felt that after my actions in the castle I needed time to think about how 'feral' I had become when fighting the guards. I looked at my friends and decided they were safer without me. I didn't think I would hurt them ... I knew I would never want to hurt them; but, I felt as if there was a different person inside me trying to get out. Until I discovered who or what I was, it was better to be on my own.
I stepped back silently into the trees and turned and walked away from the group, willing myself to be invisible to all of them. It seemed to have worked. I turned myself into the wind and started running using a fast, easy stride, and breathed my first real free breath since I had arrived in this world.
"Farewell my friends. I hope Lynn can help you find your way home; I've found my home - here." I smiled and continued on my way.
