"Aeryn Sunlight."  A whisper, but stronger than before.  The drops of water had been like ambrosia, she has to fight to keep from grabbing at the waterskin too much and she wil be sick again.  She is afraid, deeply afraid, but the elf's touch is so gentle, the fresh water rubbed across hr injuries soothing, soothing.  She hadn't resisted when her flat-soled boots ere removed, her pants loosened.  But she was regaining strength rapidly.  Very rapidly, in fact she could raise her head without difficulty know, her eyes were brighter, much more alert.<br/><br/>The removal of her boots has also removed her only weapon, a slimly lethal dagger that is very well crafted indeed.  The loosening of her belt had caused a small hardwood case to drop free it carried the same mark as was tattooed on her chest.  it was securely fastened, but not locked.  Curiosity would find it easily openeable with a little thought and containing three short blades, very sharp with long handles, needles, a bit of cat-gut twine, small vials containing various liquids, simple bandages.  A very basic field-surgery kit, not a full healer's kit by any means but the sort of thing useful in emergencies or for tending small hurts.  The contents are undamaged, the case is well lacquered and watertight.  Several of the larger boxes and leather bags in the bundle bear the same mark.<br/><br/>And another thing strikes the elf:  Sunburn, the utter lack of it.  The sun has been up for hours, that ivory complexion, the un-weathered sin should be pink at the very least.  And abrasions, small cuts, incidental bruises from the shipwreck itself, being battered by the waves?  Nothing.  Her only marks are those angry weird puncture--centered bruises.  And even those might be starting to fade.<br/><br/>"Thank you for getting me off the beach."  She does a very good job of hiding it, but the castaway's eyes betray her wariness.  "The bounty of this wreck will be quite impressive.  I'm sure other beachcombers will be out and they might find a living castaway rather inconvenient."<em>Or very convenient in ways I don't want to think about,</em>she carefully does not say aloud.