The Systems Challenge

Elin yawned as she woke up.

It was early in the day, the sun hadn't even started to rise. Jonas was clearly still on watch from when he'd taken over somewhere in the night. Though, Elin really couldn't say exactly when that was.

Ember had left before the sun went down, though, Elin was starting to wonder why the bird did that. As it wasn't like they weren't friends with a shared enemy. So, she couldn't understand what it was that made Ember feel like she needed to continue to disappear like that. Especially with how well they'd been working together.

However, Jonas told Elin when she complained about it before her watch started, that she needed to let Ember explain why she did that on her own. That forcing the matter could create problems with her that could end their partnership in the fight against Douglas.

To which Elin couldn't come up with an argument against. After all, they needed all the allies they got, they knew that Ember was a target of Douglas, though the why that was still hadn't been explained. Although, on the other hand, even with her memories back, Elin couldn't say why he was interested in her either. So, it wasn't like she really could expect that Ember would know Douglas' reasons.

Even though it was early, Elin couldn't think of anything to do outside of getting the second creature freed from the pendant. Though, she acknowledged that she'd need a good amount more light if she was to do that. As the night sky, especially with it being overcast, didn't really provide enough light for her to enter into the crystal. Maybe Jonas could, since his powers seemed to be more inclined with shadows, but she didn't want to even suggest it in case it turned out rather poorly.

"You know, I can hear that you're awake," Jonas remarked as Elin continued to lay in her blanket. "We got plenty of time before its time to break out he pendant out again. So, if you want to start cooking some breakfast, I wouldn't object."

Elin scowled at Jonas in the dark. She really didn't care to get up at this point, even if she couldn't get back to sleep. Yet, Jonas did have some points and Elin, herself, really wanted to waste as little time as possible that day. As she knew that sooner or later they'd need to confront Douglas, and she was pretty sure that doing so would necessitate getting as much done beforehand in preparation. That way they'd be as prepared as possible and he might not have as much preparations done himself.

So, Elin got up and walked over to start the campfire with the flint and steel that Jonas had gotten from the capital before they'd left. Before they'd even known about 'Kim's army' as well.