12. She can’t tell the way back to the river and she’s run backwards enough to negate her earlier progress

She sighs heavily. Malene takes stock of her position. She has two days left in her journey, an injured ankle, and blood still flowing from her wounds. She needs to rest more than just a trance would let her. It hurts her to give up the late afternoon, but she knows she has to.

First thing: attend to her ankle.