With the simple no Anu gave her, she was sure she would turn and go back the way she had come. However, the wolf did not move and Vieira's awkward level lifted several more notches and it topped the charts. She did not think it could get worse but she knew she could not turn tail and go back to the caves to give her report. She had to wait, and even if the sun was going to come down on them by the end of the day, she would not be able to go. Vieira would have to stay out here past the time she was supposed to be back and submit to whatever punishment would have in store for her. It did not matter that she was out here assisting a trespasser and making sure she was not a threat.
The woman's next question gave Vieira a start and she glanced upward but found nothing she was looking for. "N-no," she said quietly and stared at the cold ground with no other answer. It was strange to be asked that but she put it behind her. She was simply an awkward girl wishing to have no communication with someone she did not know. She was forced to do something she did not want to do because she could not object and for the time being she could not see that this was better than being punished. Later, she would find out that it might have been when she would be attacked by a large wolf while she was returning to the caves.
