"Habit, nothing else. I cut the wood at home." Cassandra said with a shrug, as she cut another piece of wood, looking over as Evan dropped the sticks he was carrying.  She put the hatchet down carefully, approaching Evan as well. The fact that Evan was looking at his hand in the classic way of looking for splinters said a lot. Splinters hurt, for something generally so damn tiny.

"I have a splinter kit back at the camp, in my first aid kit. We have enough wood for now, if you want to go back" she said, hoping her tone was reassuring, as Evan seemed distressed, way more then a splinter called for. 

"I know splinters hurt like hell, but if we try and get them out here, in this light, we could do more damage. No sense I that right?" She said with an easy smile