Four Kingdoms, The
You might be tired but you aren't stupid. Jumping off a cliff is stupid. Waiting for someone to come is rational. You lie on the ground, trying to regain your strength. Someone has to come eventually, don't they? You find yourself losing your vision, blinking. Finally, all you can see is complete blackness. That's when you hear a tractor. Of course! That must be what made the tracks that you saw. You hear it stop a few feet away from you.
"Who goes there?" asks a voice.
You look up from the ground to see a man standing over you. He has a gun in one hand and has the other held up defensively. You were waiting for someone to come and here they are. You don't really have a choice now.
"I need food," you say.
"Good thing I have some," says the man. "Too bad it's back at my cabin."
"You live here?" you ask. It's a stupid question.
"Sure I do. I'd think you'd know a little about living in the forest yourself. How about you come with me. It looks like you've gotten a bit lost."
"Who goes there?" asks a voice.
You look up from the ground to see a man standing over you. He has a gun in one hand and has the other held up defensively. You were waiting for someone to come and here they are. You don't really have a choice now.
"I need food," you say.
"Good thing I have some," says the man. "Too bad it's back at my cabin."
"You live here?" you ask. It's a stupid question.
"Sure I do. I'd think you'd know a little about living in the forest yourself. How about you come with me. It looks like you've gotten a bit lost."