"Damn," muttered Avis as she tripped over another root protruding from the ground, "perhaps traveling on the road was safer. I can't make up my mind." Avis looked over her shoulder, her mouth parted slightly in dismay. She hadn't realized how far she'd traveled in so little time. The road was no longer seen. "The woods it is."<br/>Avis pulled a hood over her head, her hand close to the dagger she wielded for defense. Knowing it wouldn't stand well in most situations, Avis had no intention of putting herself out there to cause so much drama where violence would be needed. But she hesitated now upon seeing a man resting beneath the sun. A bow lay next to him so if he'd wanted to, he could kill her before she even came close. Avis didn't even understand why she questioned talking to the man.<br/><em>'You have a mission, Avis. Don't throw it away for this,'</em>Avis thought and moved behind a tree. But... human companionship, Avis ached for it.