"Now for the final round ladies and gents! The defender, Provocateur, ridden by Lance, against new and upcoming rival, Berkley with his stallion, Hellfire!" The audience looked on at the Medieval jousting tourney in suspense, waiting and watching the scene unfold. "Riders, begin!"
The charge.
The rippling of muscles in every powerful stride.
The shriek of agony.
The silence.
Provocateur played the scene over and over in her mind, bolting from the scene. She had stared into the bleary eyes of a dead horse. It was her fault.
She had charged. Lance had gone for a dirty play. Now a horse was dead.
The hulking friesian galloped as fast as her long and powerful legs could take her, far from the gore, far from the humans, and far, far away from the life she once embraced as her own. Provocateur could never return. Ever.
The femme rocketed like Seabiscuit shooting out of the gates, finding herself delving deeper and deeper into the ominous, eerie forest, which happened to be only a couple miles from the tournament. The sylvan gradually gave way in time to snow-laden ruins, which surprised her. How could she not have known about such a place before? But, the equine could only run for so long before the gnawing feelings of defeat and grief caused her to buckle her knees to the ground. Besides, her armor was still quite heavy and making a ruckus. The giant and intimidating dark bay Friesian collapsed, trying to bury her head underneath some leafy foliage in shame.