Blacktail Deer Plateau survival 101

She nodded quickly, her eyes alight with hope and determination. Yes, she would learn what was needed. She needed to. But as quick as the fire within her had been stoked to a hearty blaze it had been reduced to an quivering ember with his follow-up question. She swallowed, hesitating to answer. Her mind worked to find some truthful but favorable angle from which to answer, but she sagged before him with a sigh.

With her gaze cast to the ground, she answered in a quiet murmur, certain that in her revelation she would find her defeat. "I was a pet," she said. "I was taken from my home, and just... just stuck out here!" Her head raised as she blurted those words. "I'll learn!" She hurried to add. "I promise I'll learn. I can't be alone for winter." Her eyes pleaded with him.