He saw the arrow strike true despite the distance, the moon's light revealing the fletching even as Nate twisted and bent. Kel wasted no time waiting to see what would happen after that, dropping to hold the branch by one hand and hang beneath, then to the jungle floor beneath, landing cushioned by bent knees and soft loam.
He was up and running between one breath and the next, not realizing that the Ascended was already hot on his trail as he dodged into the darkness of the trees, realizing his error too late. There was moonlight enough to see by even below the canopy if he was walking slowly, but trying to run was more of a desperate careening stumble through unseen underbrush as he darted from one tree to the next. He kept his bow held tightly in one hand, a weapon and a shield of paltry effectiveness if the other man grabbed him close again, but as his breath panted heavily in his chest all he could do was hope that the darkness of the night would hide him from his pursuer, and that the injury to the Ascended's foot would slow his speed enough for the frightened human to escape into the deeper Green.
He was up and running between one breath and the next, not realizing that the Ascended was already hot on his trail as he dodged into the darkness of the trees, realizing his error too late. There was moonlight enough to see by even below the canopy if he was walking slowly, but trying to run was more of a desperate careening stumble through unseen underbrush as he darted from one tree to the next. He kept his bow held tightly in one hand, a weapon and a shield of paltry effectiveness if the other man grabbed him close again, but as his breath panted heavily in his chest all he could do was hope that the darkness of the night would hide him from his pursuer, and that the injury to the Ascended's foot would slow his speed enough for the frightened human to escape into the deeper Green.
