"I ate fresh meat every day for every bright season. What you are talking about is a nightmare imposed upon reality." If there was anything that she happened to be just a tad snotty about then it was food. It was her reward for working hard, and there had always been something gratifying and innate about using her own products, taking care of her own animals, never wasting ... So, no, wandering around and living on jerky might as well have been its own death sentence.

"It wasn't so bad, one particular area aside. There's a lot of grass where come from, and then sand, and the swamp - that was a pain in the ass. Before I moved back into my house I slept outside all the time, in fact, it's kind of why I prefer sleeping outside here." She took a sip first then what could only be deemed a gulp and then, suddenly, half the cup was gone and she forced herself to stop. "Oh this is - Strong! Alright."