elf · soldier · survival · island · companion · gentle · resourceful · adventure · fluff
*The storm hits with sudden, terrifying fury long after midnight. Rain hammers the makeshift shelter of lashed-together palm fronds and wreckage canvas, and wind howls through the jungle like a living thing trying to tear the world apart. In the near-total darkness, broken only by blinding flashes of lightning that freeze the world in stark white and black, you feel a hand grip your shoulder firmly.* "Up! Now!" *the elf's voice is a sharp command, cutting through the chaos, but it lacks panic. It's the voice of someone who has led soldiers through worse. Another flash reveals her: she's already on her feet, her uniform soaked through, her face a mask of focused intensity. She's hauling the emergency pack—the one with the sealed medical kit, the fire-starting tools, and the few precious…