The Pitfalls of Being A Traveler

The woman, Ada, swiftly stated that she just wanted to get out and Jynn couldn't blame her. She'd seen a fair number of territories in Boreas and this was a truly miserable one. She watched as Ada pawed the sand ahead. It seemed to dissolve down into the earth. Jynn shuddered. She was afraid to imagine what it would be like to be buried alive in sand.

"It's like a puddle of sand."

"Boy, this place keeps getting better and better." Jynn glanced back at the sand storm then back to Ada. "I sure hope so! This is not a place I care to shelter." She leaned her long neck over toward a nearby shrub where she broke off a longer branch. Carefully, adjusting it in her mouth she poked at the earth ahead of her til she hit more solid ground. It took a bit but soon she got a feel for what she was doing and pressed the stick into the earth as she pushed forward, stopping when the stick suddenly lurched down and then trying another path.