Private Finished Follow the Road that Winds

The towers were her favorite place, that's what Elizabeth has decided after roaming around the school on her own and experiencing just a few days back what it felt like to be high up in the sky. The wind was amazingly strong and cool, and at the higher areas she was able to see almost the entire campus, and even the surrounding areas.

She was leaning dangerously close over the railing when she saw a group of animals by some trees in the distance. She's never seen such animals in person before, but she's read about them in books-- how their fur was made into pillows and clothes and their meat into fine cuisine-- and it was her first thought that she MUST get closer to them.

But first, she had to say this to another person who would surely be just as excited as her.

William was actually there in the towers with her. They've been spending some time together exploring their school, and that made it much easier for Elizabeth to tell him about the animals.

"William!" she called, running to him, "I saw a flock of adorable round animals by the trees over there--" she pointed to the woods to the left, "--and I want to get closer. Will you accompany me?"
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The normal way down was going to take up a lot of time considering they were in a really high place, and the faster way down was surely enticing. Elizabeth hummed in thought, and settled with an argument for herself that they'd lose the animals if they didn't hurry.

"Let's fly, William!" she answered. "They might not be staying for long, so we need to hurry and catch up to them."

She went closer to her friend and clung to him the way she did the first time. She was elated to know she can experience flying again; and apparently, she didn't have a fear of heights.

Being in the air still made Elizabeth's heart rage with nervousness, but her hold on William was tight and his on her secure, and while their slow decent was almost synonymous to falling for her, she convinced herself she was safe, and managed to appreciate the feeling of wind around them...

Elizabeth quickly moved her legs to catch her dress between them.

They landed soon enough, and she sighed in relief as she removed herself from William and looked around to ascertain herself that nobody else was there.

She turned to the left and pointed at the pathway towards the trees. "It's this way."

She led them through the path. Soon enough they'd hear the sounds of the flock they were after-- gentle baa's and movement on grass-- which prompted Elizabeth to hurry with excitement.

She found a gap between thick bushes, and there ahead were the flock of sheep. Walking balls of wool with tiny feet. Elizabeth gasped.

But the flock heard her. All fluffy heads turned towards them before they suddenly began to run towards their direction, seemingly in panic. Elizabeth was frozen in place.

Elizabeth had frozen because she couldn't decide on time whether to catch the animals in her arm or dodge (which was supposed to be the more obvious choice) because, as William told her later on, they didn't seem too happy.

She stared at her friend after realizing they had jumped up a tree to steer clear of the large flock. She was digesting slowly the fact that she would have been injured terribly there if not for him. "Thank you," she said, before putting some respectful distance between them. It wasn't very easy to move on the tree branch. She's never climbed a tree before.

"They didn't, did they?" she said. Her eyes followed the trail of the intriguing animals, as she wondered if they ran far, if they scattered, if they stayed together, and if they were only nearby. She couldn't hear nor see them from where they were. "Do you think they were scared at us, William? It's such a shame, I wanted to try touching them..."

As much as Elizabeth frowned at the idea, William was right that they must not endanger themselves by trying to approach those wild sheep again. While Elizabeth didn't know what they were, she knew their action was quite unnatural. She shrugged then nodded at William. "Yes, please. I'm barely keeping my balance."

Once back on the ground, Elizabeth would give William another warm "thank you". And then, she turned to the direction the sheep headed, reluctantly taking steps forward and then turning around to to back. She gave William uncertain and embarrassed glances, as their attempt to amuse themselves had just failed. "Does this mean we have to go back?" she asked him. What she really wanted to know was if they could stalk the flock secretly or not, but she realized it might be just as bad an idea.

"We could look for other animals too..." she suggested suddenly.