Droplets of perspiration gathered at the juncture where the flat of her chiseled jaw met the slender curve of her neck, the temperature outside insisted that the lithe-framed redhead don at least a coat or jacket of some sort however Nera didn’t have that option and instead found herself fuddling near the base over an uprooted tree. Truly it wasn’t cold in the dense rainforest yet the native born desert dweller found the moisture in the air settle just underneath her skin and rob her of all heat. Nera realized some time ago that being on her own completely wasn’t exactly as easy as she had initial thought, in fact the lean-figured Oban had given up attempting to act as if everything would be alright a few days into her independence. She was hungry, dirty, and above all else; lonesome.
Planting herself between the twisted knots of upturned roots and the make-shift bedding she had prepared for herself the night before the boyish youth vigorously rubbed her legs together while smoothing the palms of her hands over the length of her thin arms. Nera didn’t feel the need to venture out of her hiding spot, she had some water in her flask and the cutlet of smoked fish she saved was wrapped in several loose leaves neatly tucked into the confines of her backpack; the reality of the situation was she needed to conserve her strength and she knew the less that she moved around the less likely it would be that she would be tracked by the savages that roamed the landscape; though now that she had settled on her back the annoying sensation of a heavy pressure pushed against her insides. “You have to be kidding . . .” the words had barely left her mouth and yet her voice echoed into the stillness of her surroundings as if she had purposely yelled. There was no fighting the urge, Nera knew that she had to get right back up and dig herself another latrine; why did she have to be so burdened with such a small bladder?
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