![]() Rome and Carthage were so moved that they had put aside their bitterness toward each other in order to fortify against this menace. ![]() The most experienced of generals couldn’t predict where this nameless enemy would strike next. Ships of an unknown people raided coastal towns throughout the known lands at random, leaving utter destruction in their wake. A dark threat from the east loomed on the horizon. ![]() But was being maimed by a wild animal worse than the fate which drove her to this course of action in the first place? If she happened upon one of these beasts, she would find herself defenseless, as she had not had the time to procure any sort of weapon when she bolted into the wood. Ferocious boars and wolves were known to roam the forest Brocéliande. Her bare arms shivered in the misty twilight air. She also knew that if she stopped for but an instant, the warriors trailing behind would surely catch her. Where exactly the princess was going, she hadn’t an inkling. Soon, complete darkness would fall over the forest. Massive tree branches choked out the waning sunlight, casting eerie shadows across the uneven ground. She had lost track of how long she had kept up this pace. Panic surged through her veins, holding her fatigue at bay. ![]() Deeper, deeper into the mysterious Brocéliande forest she went. there occurred violent earthquakes and floods and in a single day and night of misfortune all the warlike men in a body sank into the earth, and the island of Atlantis in like manner disappeared into the depths of the sea. ![]()
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