She reached through the thick bushes, smashing the ground and grass beneath her boots as she moved swiftly onward. She arrived at an area with lots of trees, their canopy acting as a ceiling overhead, and their roots, like a rugged carpet beneath. With a small grunt, she pushed off of one of them, using it as a spring-board to reach a high, steady branch. Without hesitation, she used that one as a spring-board also, reaching to the top of the canopy.

There was an echo ringing out through the air as Jessica glanced back at the village out of the corner of her eyes. It sounded as if someone had shouted a really loud “Bitch!”, the person being obviously pissed at discovering something that annoyed them thoroughly.

Now was no time to investigate, however, as that shout may have come from the one who held the arrow aimed at her. She may be persistent or insane, so the best thing to do was to keep on moving, hopefully losing the predator in the process.

With another magnificent leap from that branch, she cleared a few treetops, landing at the edge of the forest, but still no road. Jessica began moving onward again, hoping to find a road to follow. A road, no matter how long, always leads somewhere, to some place; hopefully, another town was on the way. She would stop, perform and rest, then head out again, with no trouble behind her.

Her boots went soft against the ground as they met the upturned dirt of a well-traveled road. She looked behind her; the town was far away, now, so the only thing left to do was move on to another place. Jessica dusted herself off, fixed her hair and tightened the knot on the ribbon around her neck, which had become loose during her leaping episode.

With a deep breath, she spun on the spot and began walking, following the road.

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