Need's not worried. Fire's unpleasant and if someone goes out there on a boat they have to worry about it burning, but it doesn't hurt them. It's probably going to be a problem for whoever decides against the toll this time though.

She puts the bullet back into the fire and indicates what looks like not much more than a loop of thin cord at her waist. "I've a sling. It's a good weapon - easy to make, hard to use, the ammunition is usually everywhere, and very effective."

"There is that drier, higher ground on the other side of the fires," she allows. "I've only gone so far, but anything could be out there."