Millie explores the house

The house Millie had entered was completely silent, and as her eyes adjusted she saw that the furniture had been thrown about everywhere. Then she saw blood splatter on one of the walls and froze in horror. Quietly she moved so her back was against one of the walls, standing in silence and listening for noises. She heard none.

Millie saw that there was the remnants of a meal sitting on the table in the middle of the room. Quietly she walked up and put her finger in one of the bowls of stew. It was still lukewarm. Millie grabbed the bowl and sat down in a corner, listening for any noises, but hearing none she used her hand to wolf down the contents of the bowl. She knew she needed to eat to maintain her strength for the journey, even though she felt horrified that the meal she was finishing most likely had been started by someone that was now most likely dead, or even worse, a captive.

This must have been an orc raid, she thought to herself as she ate. Having finished eating she put the bowl next to her on the floor, then peered out the door. The village was still completely silent. Millie turned her attention back to the living room, quickly scanning it to see if there was anything of use for her in there. The rightful owners were unlikely to need their belongings any more.

Millie found a small knife on a counter which she took, then also some pieces of bread which she put in a cloth that she tied together. She continued into the room behind, where there were several beds and also some closets. Millie found a simple brown dress in one of the closets which she put on, dropping her makeshift poncho on the floor. She also found a pair of sandals which fit her decently, so these she took as well. Then, the hair on her neck rose as she heard a loud scream. Millie stood absolutely still, then there was the scream again. Millie realised it was not coming from the house she was in but rather from the house next door.

Millie looked out the window in the direction the scream was coming from, but it was now quiet. She gathered up the bag of bread and slipped out of the bed room, then, peering out the front door of the house she was in it looked like the coast was clear so she started running in the opposite direction from the screaming towards the forest. She felt sorry for whomever it was that was screaming, but there was very little she could do to help.

Then, she heard the sound of hooves thundering against the ground in the distance. Millie turned around and ran back, hoping she would have the time to duck into one of the houses before the rider spotted her. Millie ran as quickly as her feet would carry her, saw a house with an open door and ran through it. Stopping and looking through the door way to see if the rider had spotted her, but she still could not see him, only hear his horse. Then she heard the scream again, and she froze in fear. It was coming from the house she had just entered.