Anna froze at the sound of the roar, her hand slipped down to grasp the hilt of her rapier as eyes scanned the swamp around her. "Joy." she said softly to herself, "If I don't drown, I become a snack."<br/><br/>She shook her head and after a long minute, her hand releases the hilt and she continues onward... to say that she wasn't having a grand time at a ball would be an understatement, but at least she hadn't yet seen any snakes... she hated snakes of any kind and probably would of danced on her toes and screamed... well, probably not, but she would certainly feel her skin crawl.<br/><br/>She paused at the river's edge and sighed. "I'm already wet and freezing." the queen muttered as she hugged herself for a moment, the tunic clinging to her breasts already. "Here or upstream?" she mused aloud, and made her decision.<br/><br/>She made sure to secure her pack and supplies before she carefully stepped out into the current and dove into the rapidly running water.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Actions</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/>Anna's Swim Check: At 2016-03-02 14:12:54, Anna (uid: 33585) rolls: 1d20a6 Result: 19[/url<br/><br/> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=86273)</div></div><br/>After some effort, she reached the far shore and pushed her pale blonde hair from her face as she staggered up onto the bank. She quickly checked her pack and looked about her again; golden eyes searching the underbrush for danger.. or signs of people or her crew... with little hope, she started off again and paused... Most settlements boardered waterways, and she wondered if this one was large enough to... but would 30 feet be wide enough for anything significant? Certainly not for shipping, but perhaps for fishing... She altered her direction and started up stream, following the new course.