Noctisardor Bypass la vie en rose

@Mojave.

It had been a few days since they'd been on the grove and so far had not found any threat to their being there. She'd been given a good chance to relax and rest, able to go the entire day without needing anything for pain. There was still a limp but if rested enough, she could go a little way a normal gait. Now, having walked so far from the grove, the limp was far less subtle. As she moved through a territory unfamiliar to her, uncertain how far she'd really traveled away from where they were staying. 

She stood at the entrance of the bypass, easily dwarfed by the rocky mountain terrain on either side. The river that flowed through the grove opened up before her and she pushed herself further until the body of water was at her feet. While she could have drank from the river, Ocra was compelled to drink from a source she had yet to taste. It likely tasted the same, but to be sure she dropped her tongue until she was able to lap at the water and quench her thirst.