Ysdella Grisson, the hunter's daughter.

"Stars, it IS you!" A female voice said.

Gilly stared at Ysdella. She was one of their friends from the village. She was dressed in leather clothes and had a long hunter's knife in her hand and a short bow slung on her shoulder. Fear and panic faded and Gilly's face broke into a smile and rushed over to Ysdella to give the hunter a big hug.

"I'm so glad to see you, Ysdella!" Gilly laughed. The blonde girl hugged her back and grinned. "Me too," she said. "It was pretty grim back in the village. Those little bastards took us all by surprise. And there was something else, as well. Something bigger. A shadow. Did you notice anything like that?"

Gilly and Katarina both shook their heads. They had had enough trouble with the imps. All three girls looked at each other silently. There were no words needed to read each other's minds, because they all thought the same: If their village had been the target of an attack by several demons - the three of them could well be the only survivors by now.

"Come." Ysdella said. "Let's go inside. There's some food and water there."

Gilly saw Ysdella's eyes shift up and down, her cheeks looked a little red too. "And some spare clothes..."

Oh.

Gilly flushed and hunched her shoulders, trying to make her larger frame a little smaller, embarrassed that Ysdella could see her almost naked body. Thankfully Katarina int interrupted the moment as she tugged on Gilly's shoulder indicating that they should hurry.

Ysdella stood watch outside while the two girls helped themselves with refreshments and slipped into hunting clothes that should suit them better out here in the forest: Sturdy leather leggins and jackets, paired with boots. Gilly took a little longer, really struggling to get into the tight leather. When she did finally manage to fit into the leggins she peered down behind her, self conscious of her ass that had been packed into such a small space.

I'm not really suited for this am I?

"We need a plan," Katarina interrupted her thoughts. "We can't just stay here. The way I see it, we have two options. We can try to make it to somewhere where we can ask for help. Another village for example. Or we go back to our village to check the situation there. Maybe other people managed to hide from the attackers. Or maybe... you know what, maybe we can capture one of those nasty imps and question him. Learn about their motives and their secrets. There's three of us now, and we are much better prepared."

"Well, I know for sure what I prefer." Gilly said.