Brandi and I are over by the stream when we hear shuffling behind us. We turn around and Aya trying to stand. I call over, "Are you OK?" she nods obviously trying not to worry us or trying to decide if we were planning on how to kill her. She replied "Yeah... I'm OK."
She began to shiver so I grabbed the blanket i had around me and wrapped it around her. "There." I also pass some food to her it's a few crackers and a some berries that I had collected earlier. She joins us by the stream as we eat "How are you feeling?" Brandi asks Aya.
"A bit... weak," she says. I give her a little pill. She looks at it a little resentful unsure if she should trust it.
"These made you a bit better yesterday. We've been rationing them though, in case anything else happens," I say.
"Thanks," she replies smiling.
"We're going to stay here for a little while, until you're a bit stronger," Brandi says to her.
"You don't have to..." she mumbles under her breath. "If I'm holding you back..."
"No, honestly. We've decided we want you to be our ally. So we're not leaving you behind," I say firmly.
"Er... thanks." She replies. "I suppose you're wondering what happened, when the mutts found me." Brandi and I glance at each other turn back to Aya and nod.
"Well it's still a little hazy but here goes."
"I was sitting at the base of a big oak tree when I heard growling behind me. I stood up, immediately knowing there was a mutt somewhere near. I thought I could probably take it. I hadn't bargained on three mutts."
"My only option was to run. They snapped at me, and once or twice one would catch me, rake me with it's claws, but they never brought me down. Half dead, I stumbled upon some other tributes. The last thing I properly remember is one of them cleaning my wounds." She paused trying to remember.
"The last day or so is blurry. I remember more of my wounds being cleaned and bandaged. I remember pain. I remember being fed. I remember the pills that made me feel better."
She stopped. "Thats it. It leads up to now."
"You've been through a lot, and its only the 4th day." Brandi said.
Aya nodded." Yeah and several more to go."
"Well you're with us now." We all smiled and began to laugh we had a good alliance.