Alilina looked up, the sky was turning dusky and the air becoming cool. Night was coming and she was still walking, trudging really at this point. She'd be walking since just before sunrise, non-stop, and this was her third day of walking.<br/><br/>Letting out a sigh, she looked around her at the jungle like landscape and wondered if it was safer to set up a small camp area in the trees or closer to the water, on the beach. As she heard a sound in the underbrush and the sound of dry wood snapping not too far off, she decided the coastline would be better. Pursing her lips she glanced over her shoulder, knowing that she would have to backtrack a bit to get to a safe path out to the water, but only fifteen minutes or so, perhaps twenty.<br/><br/>She turned and made her way back to the path, using a rawhide strap around her wrist to tie her hair back, up away from her face and off of the back of her neck. Glancing at her surroundings somewhat nervously as she stepped off of the dusty road and onto the semi beaten path that led to the beach. Having to push a few branches and vines out of her way as she went, squinting against the growing darkness.<br/><br/>Once she stepped out onto the softer sand, she looked around for footprints to assure herself she was the only one around. She continued walking through the sand toward the water, nearer to some sandstone ruins. She let out a sigh of relief as she sat down on a wide sandstone slab, letting her pack slide off of her shoulders and lifting the strap from her shoulder bag over her head. Setting her shoulder bag down she reached in and fished out some flint, and stood to collect some nearby driftwood for a fire.<br/><br/>Once she had collected enough, she sat, practically exhausted, striking her flint at the tinder until the fire finally caught.<br/><br/>As darkness fell fully, her face was illuminated by the pulsing firelight. She stared into the flame, with a blank expression, reaching up and pulling the rawhide strap out of her hair. She hated feeling so lonely, but she was afraid to trust the company of anyone.<br/><br/>She drew her knees up to her chest and hugged them to her tightly, resting her head on her arms. She was afraid to sleep, but she'd come such a long way.