West

North east. North east... No. No. No no no no NO! You felt yourself unwind at the very core. At this distance, the Dark Lord's dominance over you waned. He is your master, but you... you are... you are no-ones servant! But North East, you have to go North East! But that's not what you want to do! That not what all of you wants to do! Anywhere but North East, just out of spite! Your mind deafened from all your voices of defiance, and out of sheer confusion and momentary freedom, you charged once again, this time West.

By the time you regained your senses, you were in a completely different landscape. It was dark, and the stars shined above. All around were rocky hills, and far away, like a looming Titan, a mountains silhouette stood on the horizon. On one of the hills there sat a sleeping village. You must have been running for hours without realising it!

Since you disobeyed your master, you have felt... free. You also somehow know the ramifications of this. You know you can't hide. Not forever, especially for one such as you. You suddenly felt terrified. Was it too late to do what you were meant to do? Though on the other hand, this sense of freedom was intoxicating; this feeling of being able to go anywhere. You still felt like a prison for thousands, but at least you could be a prison that could go anywhere it wanted.

A light cought your eye. It floated towards you, then stopped. Unlike everything you encountered up to this point, it did not fear you, nor recoil or avoid you. It just hovered, spinning in circles. Then it began to float away again.

It seemed like it wanted you to follow it.