The rate of his heart sped up and she knew before he even fell what was happening to him.  "Damn it, damn it!"  Her reactions weren't fast enough and she knelt down beside him, lifting his head up onto her lap.  Gently, she opened his lips and trickled the water passed them.  After a few tiny sips, she fastened the cap and lifted herself up - bringing him along with her.<br/><br/>Rushing back to the boulders, Deri nestled the man far back into the cave-like structure that created the shadows they hid in only moments ago.  "Humans are so fragile!"  She hissed as she took the collars of his shirt and quickly pulled them apart, ripping the entire front of his shirt off and tying it around the front of his head to stop any of the sand from suffocating him.  With a bit of hesitation, she sat down beside him and rolled him onto his side facing the corner the stacked boulders created and scooted as close to him as she could - creating a barrier between anything sharp, heavy, or dangerous and the fragile human.<br/><br/>The storm began and Deri closed her eyes, holding the human's water and waiting out the storm.