...grew giant wings. 

"What the..."

Both immediately broke into a run, heading for the woods ahead. Only a moron would wait for that creature to get close.

They pushed their legs to their limits, their hearts in their throats. They were too fatigued to fly on swords. And even if they could ride on their weapons, could they be faster than the spider?

They didn't even dare to look behind them; they just kept running.

...

The path they were now running on was pretty narrow, thickly bordered by ...