TTHUD! THUD!! Thud!! The footsteps of the running figures pounded heavily against the ground. No sign of retreat, they continued. Spending spasms of fear rippling through the heart of Belle. She remained in her seat, her heart in the mouth. Her body trembled as exhaustion and panic flowed through every inch of her. Was this what her parents had been implying initially? The air scented the trees. Leaves in the winter night air. But most of it, it smelt of danger. The incessant pounding thumps did nothing to alleviate it. “All the legends are true, bell, all of them are true.” Mark yelled out as he maneuvered the stirring wheel. Even at that, the roar from the engine soared higher. It sped to break neck speed, Belle could feel a compulsion to the back of her seat. The inertia of the c