[color=c4df9b][b]Ettamri Bellarence[/b][/color][hr]

Every breath she exhaled seemed to blow out a large puff of smoke in front of her. Ettamri wanted to stop, and just rest right now, but...

[color=c4df9b]"Just a ways more. Camping out in the open is folly."[/color] Her voice came, in what hopefully was an encouraging tone.

Only fools dared camp in the open, with no trees to break the wind nor cover from any potential foes; the light from even a small campfire would be seen from far away once the snowstorm clears. Had they stayed near the river, the worst of the wind would carry the cold of the water to them. 

As soon as they arrived in the wooded area, she barked out orders for them to set up camp on the double, Katya to look for any fallen wood she can find, Siwon on the fire, Argen on the look out for any danger while assisting Renault and Renault on setting up the actual camp. Hers was a simple and low tent from the cloaks she brought, just enough room to cover her body with perhaps a little more room to lift her hands up. Perhaps they could just bundle up with thick cloth and lay upon the ground, perhaps they may even survive the night just doing that, but that wasn't really agreeable with Ettamri, nor did she fancy their chances doing that. Within this area, the chances of their fire being spotted was lower, but it would also be a more obvious location for their ranger to head to once they caught up.

If they caught up.

Someone being late usually meant they met with trouble and survived it, or they met with trouble and ended their journey then.

Hopefully they did survive, but even then, there was no telling what sort of trouble they would bring.

She unhitched the horses from their harnesses, and brought them closer to the fire, tying them up a bit closer to the group as a whole. 

[color=c4df9b]"I'll take first watch when we lay down for the night. Next would be Renault, Siwon, then Argen, on the last watch. Rest and eat for now, for tomorrow we make for lost time."[/color] She exhaled, a large billow of smoke once again flying from her helm. Oddly enough, she didn't feel at all [i]that[/i] cold. Perhaps it was her sheer size. She turned from the fire, sitting down on a small rock a little bit away from the camp, looking back towards where they came from.