A young girl ran out onto the clearing, panting and out of breath.  She wiped a trickle of sweat from her forehead, surveying her surroundings with some suspicion.  She looked like she could be 17 or 18 and had long brown hair in a ponytail, and very bright eyes that shone yellow.  She'd heard the rumors, but had decided to take her chances.  The watering hole was up ahead, and she stopped when she saw the lizard.  So it was true.   But, she thought, this was really the only place to get water for miles, and she had to drink something or she'd get dehydrated.  She'd just have to take her chances.  She walked over towards the water.  Let's see what happens now, she thought.