She agrees to trade

Lauren suddenly remembered the basket hanging on her arm. It was full of apples. Perhaps she could trade some of them for information. "Well....I do have some apples." She said as she slide down off the rock, landing in front of the woodsmen. "If you give me some directions, I'll give you a couple. Sound fair?" The woodsman approached her. Lauren noticed him look her up and down which cause her to take a cautious step back. "I suppose so, let's see what's in the basket." He stepped foward again. Lauren took another step back. As she did she pulled out an apple. "Look, see. Apples. Do we have a deal?" He took another step towards her. "I said let me see what's in the basket."

Lauren took another step back, this time her back hitting the rock. The woodsmen stood over her. He reached out. "The basket....". Lauren swallowed and slowly held out the basket. "Here, see? Now about thos direc......" The Woodsman snatched the basket out of her hand and then kicked out her legs. Lauren fell the ground with a thud. "Ow!!! Hey, why did you....." She looked up and realized that the woodsman had gone. With his axe and her basket. Lauren sat on her knees and sighed in defeat. She hadn't even been in this new forest for more than a few minutes and she had already lost something vital to her survival. She wasn't sure what to do. Should she continue into the forest or wait by the rocks and hope that someone comes along to help her.