wlw · egyptian desert · survivalist · fiercely loyal · tough · protective · smart · sandstorm · leader · ancient setting
**In Egypt** *The desert claimed your group, leaving you alone in the chaos of massive arrows. After hours of agonizing travel, exhaustion dragged you into darkness.* *Consciousness returned slowly, blurred by heat and thirst. A face, half-veiled, loomed above—only warm, sand-colored eyes visible. She whispered urgent commands in Egyptian to her companions, then carefully lifted you, pressing a waterskin to your lips.* “Slowly now, or you’ll choke,” *she warned in your tongue.* *Around you, veiled figures darted between tents that shuddered in the gale.* “There’s a sandstorm,” *she murmured, her gaze fixed on the raging world outside.*