[Naria]

Narleah's legs had begun to cramp; she had been walking for what seemed like forever. She did not know when they were going to give out, but knew that it was probably going to be soon with the amount of pain she was in. Narleah was now dragging her pack and all desire to keep going had begun to wain.

It was at that moment that Narleah noticed that she was no longer surrounded by miles of long grass, but miles of dry cracked earth. She scanned the area the best she could and could not see a thing...nothing at all, it seemed as though this was maybe the one area where no life was present. "Oye, this would seem to be my luck" she grumbled under her breath. Narleah was in need of shade and water and at least she had one of those things. She took out her canteen and took a long swig of the cool liquid. But when she tipped her head back forward, she became dizzy and the next moment found herself laying flat on her back staring straight at the blazing beast that was slowing her down.

She would have stayed like this for quite some time if it wasn't for a small tornado of dust that picked up and crashed right into her face. Spitting out the bits of dirt and pebbles, the dwarf sat up and as she did this she knocked over her water. "Umph, this comes as no surprise," she growled sarcastically. Narleah had to continue on with the race and she had to do something to bring down her temperature so she would stop feeling so woozy. She propped her head on one hand and with the other fingered the now moistened earth in front of her. The stickiness of the mud drew her attention down to what she was doing and...an idea! "Aye, methinks this will do nicely." At once she poured the rest of her water onto the parched dirt and covered the exposed parts of her skin with mud.

Narleah had many berries left, so she would use those to keep herself hydrated until she was able to find water again. Pulling her hat further down over her forehead, Narleah pushed herself onward and to hopefully a cooler climate.