Morningside Cuesta I've often wished I could walk away from myself

her gaze trailed from the view before them briefly, to settle on the two boys that had joined their travelling group. Her age, it seemed, perhaps a little younger or a little older. Definitely younger than the friends she had left at Easthollow- and while she sometimes thought about her first home in their travels, she was hardly sad to have left it. This adventure was far more exciting. 

"Dad- can I-" a yawn punctured her words, for not yet had the fog of tiredness lifted from her, and her limbs ached dully as sleep left her steadily. and yet, she could hardly wait for the tiredness to abate, for there was far too much to do. "-can I explore?" if she had her way, she would set off immediately to discover all the secrets this new place held.