Ravensblood Forest salt grasping

so close was escape that chani felt fear finally break over her. terror sank into the young woman's heart as crowell's cry of alarm set her world to fire. 
she almost went back to him.
but each step was a force of its own, and as soon as she was among the trees, chani began to run as fast as she was able, flickering through the forest in the direction of open sea.
pepper. pepper. pepper. i will get away. i will get them away.
tears blurred her eyes, even as her legs became the same.