Her heart had never pounded this hard before. She felt the rush of adrenalin racing through her veins, giving her chills down her spines. Her muscles were sore. It felt like a thousand bees stinging whenever she took a step. How long had she been walking this road? A few days, at least. She remembered the sun setting and rising again and again. Even the nights were different out here. It was as if the stars moved with her. The birds chirping, the smell of grass, the colour of the flowers; everything was different. And differencies scared her. Her heart felt like a misty, gloomy day, with dew hanging from sad plants. She missed home, but this was the best option for her. She needed this new adventure.

A small layer of sweat formed on top of her thin, black hide. It made her coat look shiny. She hated sweat. She looked around, with her ears tipped inwards as radars, trying to locate every little sound. The trees seemed to reach for the sky. She stopped and followed the patches of moss on the trees with her eyes, looking upward. A deep sigh left her mouth. She had difficulties keeping her eyes wide open, she had never been this tired in her life, even though this place was all new and needed her full attention. The scenery was beautiful, she couldn't deny. The rays of the sun were filtered through the rooftop of leaves. Small particles of dust were floating through the air. A bird was singing. The sound calmed her. Nature always calmed her when the mess in her head was too much for her. She closed her purpelish eyes for a second, letting the smell of the forest in her lungs.

Her peaceful moment scattered in a thousand pieces of fear of the unkown when she felt something tickly on her back. With eyes wide open and her heart pounding she made a quick move to the right, and the bug left her back. She made a relieved sound and looked around quickly, hoping nobody had seen her. She had rarely been in a forest because her herd always roamed the plains, and she didn't know about the dangers here. Maybe that bug could have bit and killed her.... She started walking again. She was constantly looking around. Thoughts made her head all cloudy. Was it the right choice? Maybe she wasn't even welcome here? What if?

A smell she hadn't smelled before. A sound she hadn't heard before. And above all, a stranger she hadn't seen before. Right in front of her.