Siwon cursed as he spurred his horse on faster, he could hear the soldiers gaining on him. "Siwon!"  his friend cried, eyes darting to the large bridge ahead of them and coming closer with every second.

"Keep going forward. Don't stop, just keep moving!" Siwon called as their horses stepped onto the stone bridge and began to race across. Behind them they could hear a scream of horses, taking a chance Siwon looked behind him to see their pursuers had come to a sudden halt. He turned his gaze forward once more watching as the forest in the distance slowly grew closer. 

They slowed to a walk once their horses hooves touched the Earth once again. "You are insane Siwon!" his companion roared, gaze darting around the forest, hands clutched tighly at the reins of his horse. Sweat streaked down his face as he wipped it away, brushing his pale blonde hair out of his face. "The cursed lands? This was your plan?!"

"Well what else could we do Eunhyuk? They were going to kill us!"

"Like we're not going to die out here?!" Eunhyuk shot back, "You know the stories." 

"And they're just that," Siwon retorted, "Stories. Even if they're not, we can at least buy ourselves time this way, it isn't guarenteed we'll die out here, but if you want to turn back and take your chances with the soldiers than be my guest." Siwon panted.

"No, I don't want to go back." Eunhyuk spat bitterly, "This place just gives me the creeps." Eunhyuk shuddered as they dismounted their horses and pulled them towards some old ruins. A few flat stones, overgrown with grass and weeds with two large pillars, vines twining around the faded collums, seeking shelter from what remained of what had been a small temple with a large archeway providing a small amount of cover from the drizzle.

"Well don't worry, we have our weapons, but really Eunhyuk, we'll be fine. Guardians were wipped out years and years ago." Siwon soothed.

"Yeah, but isn't it terrifying? The idea that their stone creatures could still be wandering around?"

"That's a story, there's no proof of any such creature existing. Something of stone and flesh?" Siwon shook his head as he began stripping down his horse, removing it of its' burden.

"Well, if those things aren't real Siwon." Eunhyuk stammered, "Then what is that?!" he cried as he fell back. Siwon turned his gaze, paling as he caught sight of two luminious blue eyes staring back at them from the foliage of the forest.