[For now, because she's safe and Élise is with her. Later on...well, they'll see. She's not a mother, a big sister or a nanny and has no intention to play any of those roles, but...well. They will see.]
It's all right. Let's try this instead.
[Chipping away at the ice while she waited has done nothing, so instead Élise takes a few of the longer, thinner pieces of wood and wraps a rag around the end. Some quick work with the tinder, and she's got a small torch on her hands.]
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[For now, because she's safe and Élise is with her. Later on...well, they'll see. She's not a mother, a big sister or a nanny and has no intention to play any of those roles, but...well. They will see.]
It's all right. Let's try this instead.
[Chipping away at the ice while she waited has done nothing, so instead Élise takes a few of the longer, thinner pieces of wood and wraps a rag around the end. Some quick work with the tinder, and she's got a small torch on her hands.]
This might work.