Imagination by EndMaster G

You’re in no position to fight a bunch of flying Shadows, you’re not armed with anything, and nowhere near being a warrior. You take you horse in the direction that Lakri headed, leaving Salzat behind to fight the Shadows, though you aren’t safe yet as a few of them are still in pursuit of you.

“That’s the one the Master wants! The little one! Get him! Get him!” you hear raspy voices shout behind you.

Soon your horse has almost caught up to Lakri’s. Lakri seems to have forgotten that he’s supposed to be DEFENDING you!

“Hey! Aren’t you supposed to be protecting me?” you shout at him, while briefly looking behind you to see how close the Shadows are.
“I…I’m sorry…I just…ARGH! Shadows! Gotta get away! Don’t follow me, they’re after you!”

Lakri must be so frightened for his own life that he’s gone half mad! Seeing that he’s not going to lose you, he ends up jumping off of his horse and running off into the wilderness in an effort to ditch the Shadows. It works for him since they were never after him and they continue to follow you and are starting to close in…

Soon one is close enough to grab at you, in an attempt to rip you from the back of the horse.