"Teenie," comes a familiar, curious lilt behind her, "what're you doing all the way out here?"

A question Queenie probably ought to be asking herself, since she really hadn't meant to come out this far. What started as a walk to clear her head hadn't helped much with her muddled-up thoughts, and then landed her at the end of town to boot. She oughta been paying closer attention.

"There's apparently bears and things in those woods, I hope you ain't thinking about going in there alone."