"There's a lot of water out there now that the snow's melted, so it's kind of swampy. Even the wolves would have trouble walking around in it. I was supposed to leave when the snow cleared, but... I don't want to get stuck in the middle of the forest." She shrugged, smiling at the girl - she seemed sweet, far too sweet to be living as a slave.
"It's nice to meet you, Alice." She nodded, but frowned when the girl said she had a cold. "Isn't there any medicine you can take to get better?"