Minotaur [with Flexarabbit]

Name: Cynthia
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Species: Human

The forest was still apart from the wind that rustled the leaves and a small figure that hiked through the thick and overgrown forest ground. Above, the sun was starting to lower itself from it's high position in the sky and the gray clouds gathered in promise of rain later on during the late evening.

Cynthia walked through the forest, her bare feet carefully stepping so that she would make no noise and so that she would not cut herself. Her dark hair draped down her shoulders, framing her delicate face and shaping around her breast and down her curves. She wore a dark brown hood over her shoulders and over her head as well and thin clothes under. Cynthia had been running for a whole week now after the king order for her execution and she was sure that assassins were on her trail.

For now, however, she needed to find a place to rest. Night was quickly falling and rain was going to come soon and that would mean even greater danger.

After a while, she found a clearing and an entrance to a cave. Moss draped down the entrance and hid it, although it would do little to hide her scent. Moving aside the moss, she peeked inside, unsure whether there was a creature in it or not.

Name: Adrastos (Meaning not inclined to run)
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown (Young though)
Appearance: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonsofatlantis/images/9/97/Minotaur.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130113095233

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Adrastos Was ordered to track the female who escaped her assasisnation. He was often kept in a Chamber since he was only used for serious things. His steps were heavy as he went through thet forest his blue eyes searching. He was following her scetnt, but it just continued to get fainter. He knew he would be tortured if he didn't find her. He went on though pushing down small trees and looking into small crevices.

Cynthia had been gathering wood and mosses when she first heard the Minotaur in the distance. She heard heavy steps and breaking trees and her heart immediately started pounding.

She had been trying to make a fire so that she could see inside of the cave and so that she would be warm when the cold night came. It was dangerous and risky, but she knew she would freeze overnight.

Pacing the things she carried, Cynthia went over to where she had placed her bag and put it back on her shoulders, taking out the knife she carried.

She was trained in fighting, but she knew that if she encountered something she knew she couldn't fight, she would have to run. She just hoped that it wouldn't be after her, or that it would come this way.

Adrastos paused his sensitive ears picking up the sound of twigs and shuffling in the distant. He paused letting out a huff as he began running towards the sound sliding to a stop due to his low stamina. "Crap.. She probably can hear me." He said his ears flattening against his skull. His whip like tail swayed as he tried to be quitea, but occasionally his steps were a bit heavy. Though it was softer than before.

The creature was closer but still far enough that Cynthia couldn't see it through the thick trees. She couldn't go inside of the cave because she didn't know what was in it and it would trap her, but she needed to get out of sight. Quickly, she went inside of the cave just at the entrance but out of sight behind the moss. If she needed to run, there would be a way out.

He snorted sitting back on a small boulder rubbing his forehead. He was out here and having a bit of trouble. He isn't exactly fond of these places. His nose flared as he fought for her scent. It wasn't exactly easy tracking these people down. He didn't even know what she did. He stood after resting letting out a roar like sound sbefore continuing to move. He had a short temper like most minotaurs and he ran at a tree his horns stabbig as he used his weight to throw it off causing it to fall down. "Where the hell is she? This place is like a maze." He said hopping over the log.

Cynthia kneeled at the entrance, her green eyes peeking past the moss. After a couple of minutes of silence from her part, the Minotaur got pretty close to the clearing she was in. What she didn't expect, however, was for a tree to come falling down, the whole length of it missing her and the entrance of the low cave by just a foot. Startled, she let out a short scream. At her own sound, her eyes widened and her hand drew to her lips. He must have heard it.

Adrastos's blue fiery eyes turned to the missed den. He move d towards it pushing the vines aside and quickly grasping the female. "There you are." He said smiling. "Ready to go back?" He grumbled.

The creature moved too fast and before she could react  he had grasped her. Taking a second to see what she was facing, she left out a small gasp. She had never seen a Minotaur before. He was super tall and his fur was engraved with symbols she didn't understand. In a way, he was beautiful in his own way.

From what he said, she knew that he had been sent by the king. He was probably a victim of the man'a power, just like her. "No, wait. Please," she said, her melodious voice covered with a hint of fear. There were tears starting to gather at the back of her eyes because she knew that the creature was much stronger than her and she would die of she didn't do something. He wasn't going to be the one to kill her though, because he would have done so immideately. "Don't take me back, the king is evil and he will kill me for something I didn't do. Please don't take me, I'll do anything."

"If I don't take you back I'll be tortured. Over and over." He said his eyes narrowed. Though there was a hint of curiosity in his blue eyes and he spoke "What do you mean? 'Didnt do?'" He grumbled. This wasn't the real him he is usually pretty nice, but he was often referred to as the Kings pony. He hated it. He was a beautiful mknotaqur marked by a shaman hence is acient markings stained onto his body. When he was good though the king sent woman into his chamber. Though that is nothing he wanted, that's what the king would want.

The tight on her arm was hard and she wimpered lightly. "He-he wanted me to bed his brother and kill him. The prince was dear to me so I refused and he wanted me dead before I could tell anyone," she explained, her tone low. She tried her best to keep it level, but it shook with fear. "I-I escaped before the guards could take me. Please, I'm heading for a kingdom in the south. You-you can come with me. I have the protection of the king. He is powerful, more powerful than your king. We won't be subject to him anymore and we could be free, I promise. You can live without anyone ruling you."

The night was starting to fall, the sky darkening even more and it was beginning to get cold. Without a fire or something warm, she could get sick. The large Minotaur radiated heat, and as scared as she was at the moment, she tried her best to ignore it.

He knew betraying the king would earn him death but he wanted to leave. "Hmm... Fine, but when I place you down don't run." He said flattening his ears placing her down slowly.

"I promise," Cynthia whispered, her heartbeat slowing down. Taking a step back, she pulled up the long sleeve of her hoodie to examine her arm. Already, a red mark had appeared where the Minotaur's has grabbed her from. She hoped that it wouldn't bruise too badly.

"Thank you," she said, "For trusting me, I promise I will do everything in my power to give you a happy life in my kingdom. For now though, I must make a fire, the night is falling and my clothes are not thick enough to warm me. Perhaps you can help by clearing the entrance of the cave with the tree you took down? I was hoping to rest here until tomorrow."

He apologized rubbing the back of his head looking at the reddened arm. He nodded quickly walking out and lifting the tree throwing it aside before gathering some of the soft leaves and placing them on the floor of the den. He added lavender and moss chunks. "That should keel in some warmth... " he said before going behind the den and ripping up the ground creating two fluffy mats of moss which would be used as blankets. He shook as much of the dirt off them as best he could before placing them in the back of the den. He than sat down a vibration shooting through the ground as he sat. He was used to it though since he was a heavy creature.

Cynthia watched in silence as she watched the Minotaur. Moving to the side so that she wasn't on his way and putting down her bag. When he sat down she couldn't help but smile, "Thank you." With the clearance cleared, Cynthia moved to gather the necessary supplies to build a fire and she was quickly assembling it a minute later a couple of feet apart from the cave. "If were going to do this, we should introduce ourselves at least. My name is Cynthia. What's your name?"

"My name is adrastos. It means not inclined to run." He said watching as she shifted around gathering supplies.

"Nice to meet you, Adrastos," she said with a smile as a small flame began burning. Carefully blowing on it,the fire spread throughout the dry moss and branches.

"There," she said with a smile. "I don't have a lot to earth with me apart from a few berries. It won't be much, but do you want some? She asked, reaching for her bag and pulling out a bundle of leaves. Unwrapping it, she ate one berry. "What does the king usually give you to eat?"

"Umm.. Maybe 2 berries.." He said his stomach tearing at him. "He usually gives me dry meat." He said his ears shaking away a gnat.

Cynthia nodded. The last prey she had hunted had been three days ago and it was long gone. She needed to go out again tomorrow morning and catch something for the two, if he didn't scare all the prey in a mile radius. Cynthia handed him a handful of berries since he was bigger and most likely ate a lot more.

"It's getting cold and dark, would you like to go inside?"

"Thanks, and sure." he said getting up and walking into the cave having to duck due to his horns. The cave was tall and large, but his horns tore at the ceiling. He sits down removing the bits of stone.

Cynthia followed him inside and sat down on the bed that he had made for her. It was very nice. She placed her bag next to her bed and took off her hood, leaving a think top on before slipping under the blanket of moss he had brought in for her. "You mentioned some girls that the king sent in... What exactly did you do?" Cynthia asked in a soft voice, unable to get that out of her mind. The cave was large but it wasn't too large so their beds were barely separated

He sighed "well I would sit there telling them to go away. I even hurt some because they wouldn't go away." He grumbled his hooves scraping against the floor.

Cynthia's eyes widened slightly and she refrained herself from backing up. "B-but they didn't have any choice whether they wanted to be there or not," she said, looking down at her hands, "were all played by the king... Oh, how I despise him. How long were you with the king?"

"My family was tooken away and they imprisoned me." He said growling.