[ Day by day, moment by moment, patterns establish themselves in this place. And Leah establishes herself within them. Forward momentum is a hell of a drug. All you really need is a goal, something to strive toward, and staying out in the woods with Bossie sets her up with a great list. Survival is a series of choices, made day after day, repetition upon repetition because you cannot ever lose sight of what must be done and no one, my girl, will carry you.
Even now, she hears Pope's voice in her head. A warning. History will repeat itself if you're not careful.
And now there is a naked man pointing a stick at her.
She regards him silently. Taking in the weapon, the steady way he holds it. And then she considers the fact that he was quiet enough to get into range to her, and whether she ought to kill him just in case. ]
I'm not going to be doing that, [ she says, very softly. He's new, and naked. She's not, and dressed. She has a knife at her belt, and another hidden in her boot, and it's been a while since she's fought a man to the death but perhaps it's come time to do that all over again. And so she is very still, and very calm, and ready in her hunting leathers, her hands oh so steady. ]
Anything Can Happen In The Woods
Even now, she hears Pope's voice in her head. A warning. History will repeat itself if you're not careful.
And now there is a naked man pointing a stick at her.
She regards him silently. Taking in the weapon, the steady way he holds it. And then she considers the fact that he was quiet enough to get into range to her, and whether she ought to kill him just in case. ]
I'm not going to be doing that, [ she says, very softly. He's new, and naked. She's not, and dressed. She has a knife at her belt, and another hidden in her boot, and it's been a while since she's fought a man to the death but perhaps it's come time to do that all over again. And so she is very still, and very calm, and ready in her hunting leathers, her hands oh so steady. ]