[I]I'm dead,[/I] was among more of the more prominent thoughts that ran through Arianna's head. [I]I'mdeadI'mdeadI'mdeadI'mdeadI'mdead.[/I] Her pulse pounded so hard that she could barely hear the first man as he turned around and caught her stealing. She tried to break through the constant loop of "I'm dead" in her mind. [I]Breath,[/I] she told herself. [I]Breath. Calm down. Listen. [B]Lie.[/B] You've gotten out of worse.[/I] By the time she had calmed down enough to hear anything, the second man had turned around as well. The man was talking, too, probably scolding her, evident by his serious face. The man frowned, and with a final calming breath, Arianna could begin to focus on what the man was saying to her.

"We're actually part of the mercenary company helpin' out here," the second man informed her. "If you join up with us, you can get plenty of those, and a whole lot more" He gestured to the bag of apples, and at the mention of even more food, Arianna's mouth watered. Her stomach made a small noise, and she covered it shyly in an attempt to quiet it down. 

"Ya just have to be able to wield some sort of weapon and not kill yourself or everything around you, really," the man continued. "I'm sure our commander wouldn't be too upset at training a newcomer." It became apparent to Arianna that she was being offered a job. She was definitely in need of one. And the offer of food was all she needed to agree to it. And not just apples. As she examined the two men, sizing them up in case they had more devious intentions, she had surveyed what she could see within the bags they were carrying. Corn, eggs, bread, all sorts of things. But the best of it all? A big, fat, plump chicken. The beautiful sight threatened to make her faint.

Before she knew what she was doing, she had found herself nodding at the offer. "Y-Yeah, absolutely!" She straightened her posture and put her fists on her hips, apple still in hand. "I'm good with an axe, actually. The best!" She exclaimed with confidence. However, chopping wood was the extent of her training, if you could even call it that.