Alana awoke to feel herself being roughly dumped on the ground. She opened her eyes slowly, looking around. It was getting dark, and it appeared the hunters had set up camp. They had started a fire and were all laughing and talking wildly. Alana groaned. Her head ached terribly, and her stomach growled with hunger. One of the men saw that she was awake and walked over. "Hey there, little beast. I see that you're awake." He grinned. "Well, let me share a little secret with you. We're taking you back to the village, and then we're going to decide how to kill you, as filthy creatures such as you deserve." He let out a cruel laugh.