Moonspear a hunt

Elke nods, a silent agreement to her cousin of behalf of keeping herself well if she is going to be able to help at all with recovering her mother and sister. It was hard, emotionally, to take the time needed to sleep, drink and eat properly. She felt she was using up precious time, time which her family may not have. But how far longer could she press on, how much she have the strength to help them if she hadn't any for her own self?

Taking full awareness then of her youthful foolishness, Elke settled then onto the cold snowy ground and began to bite and peel at the skin of the weasel. Yes, Elke said then after a mouthful, You'd take me to them? She asked then, wanting to know, needing to know, if her efforts were in vain.