Symond had left the village before the sun had even begun to climb into the sky that morning, His keen eyes picking out the paths and trails of the forest with the practiced ease of a hunter. By the time the dawn began to filter through the forest canopy he was already far from the sleepy hamlet he called home. The truth was he was more at home out here in the forest, than he ever was back in the village.
Each day he was forced to range deeper into the heart of the forest in search of game, he had hunted these forests for years, picking clean the area around the village forcing him to search out new hunting grounds. Today the tracks and game trails he was following were leading him east, towards the thriving town that encroached upon the edge of the forest.
A flicker of movement caught his eye, the first he had seen all morning, His grip tightened on his bow as he reached for his quiver. Only to freeze as he caught a better glimpse of his target as it passed through the brush that littered the forest floor. It wasn’t his usual quarry, In fact this was something he had never hunted before, and she was young, attractive and walked on two legs. Something deep down urged him on, slowly he picked his way through the undergrowth, moving as silently, stalking her, Today she was his prey.