英 语 学 习 资 料 1(7)

“You’ve lost your master, beautiful. Let’s go find him...”
Once the animal was calmed, he mounted its saddle and gave the horse its head, letting her guide him. Her rider might have had a bad fall... What he wasn’t expecting was to find a young girl lying along the side of the path.
He leapt from his mount; she wasn’t moving... Though at least she was still breathing he realized as he took her into his arms. Brushing several locks of hair back from her face in order to see if she was injured, he couldn’t help but remark on how very beautiful she was with her delicate features. She had a few nasty scrapes, but didn't seem to be seriously injured... She twitched in his arms, and slowly opened her eyes; limpid ones which plunged into his.

“Who are you?”
“How do you feel?” He managed finally after a brief silence. He couldn’t bring himself to tear his gaze from hers.
“What happened?”
“You fell from your horse. How do you feel?”
“My ankle hurts a bit, but I think I can stand...” Leaning on his shoulder, she rose slowly with a painful grimace.
“Is it painful?”
“I’ll manage.” She replied, her gaze still fixed upon him. “It’s just a minor sprain.”