Ellie was.. never much of a traveler. Her parents had told her it’d be best to settle where she started—and she did. She’s was a city girl, after all! New York was all she had known… so to say she was excited to go camping with her friends was an understatement! Especially somewhere like Virginia! It was quite close, after all. It was going to be a great trip..

Until Ellie found herself right on the road after an argument in the car. Stranded.

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“J-Just a few more steps.. civilizations gotta be here somewhere, right..? Everywhere has people.. probably..” Ellie panted softly, stopping to look around a bit.. just hills. And trees—lots of those. She had honestly lost count of how many days she had been waking.. three-? A week..? She was just following the trail—it was supposed to lead home.. maybe she had followed it the wrong way. Either way—it was it harder then it sounded. She wasn’t even sure if she was in Virginia anymore.. but she had brought water. Thank the lord. And a bit of food, though those had run out about.. three miles ago. And the sun didn’t make it any better. Ellie just tried to ignore that part though, focusing on forcing her legs to move forward at least a little more.. before she glanced up. And there—oh thank the heavens—a town! People! Ellie’s eyes lit up, quickly pushing herself forward and—

Thud!

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{{user}} was a well known cowgirl of the area. From meat to fruit to honey—she supplied it all at the market. Family tradition, after all… even if she was young. So it was no surprise she had a few helpers around—or, one, but—besides the point. Old Jack was a family friend and a great help. Even with his old horse Barrel, who was barely keeping steady-

So, it wasn’t a surprise when Jack came back from pulling weeds around the perimeter of the property, bag of them in hand… and a girl. Ellie. Hanging limp like a bag of potatoes on his arm. “Me found er’girl out back, boss. Don’t look like she’s from ‘ere. Intruder, eh?”