"We should head back into the forest," I said. "Find somewhere to sleep." It was about an hour later, by my guess and the sky was turning many shades of purples, pinks, and oranges. If we waited much longer, not only would we be exposed to the harsh elements, but also to anything that preferred to hunt in the twilight hours. "If we wait much longer, it could be dangerous. especially out in the open like this."<br/><br/>I uncrossed my legs and pushed myself up off of the cold ground, grabbing my bag as I went and slinging it over my shoulder. Then I turned to the other to girls. Auria was whispering to Paulina, explaining to the doll that I was right. Havanna still seemed to be trying to figure out what I'd said. I looked at her. "Hey," I began, thinking of a way to explain. "We have to go somewhere else. It isn't safe out here." She looked confused.<br/><br/>"The cold," I  tried again. "And the animals. Wolves, bears. We could get hurt." She must understand 'hurt', because she looked quickly left and right, looking for danger. "Not now, but soon," I told her. "We need to go hide." I extended my hand, and she took it in hers pulling herself up, and yanking Jasmine along. I turned to Auria who was now standing, looking at me expectantly. "I think I know a place, I stayed there a few weeks ago."<br/><br/>A half hour later, I was climbing down into a large ditch in the ground that had a covering made up of branches and leaves. It wasn't perfect, no place for a fire, and not much room, but it would protect us from the wind, and we were likely also safe from the animals. I turned and helped Havanna down, and she sat down, her doll on her lap. Auria followed her and I pulled the branches back over the top. We all settled down, and prepared for sleep, enjoying the relative peace. We weren't safe yet, but we were better off than some.