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Survival

The most important asset in any kind of survival situation remains the ability to think.  Problem solving is not always easy when people are confronted with unfamiliar situations, but avoiding panic and working with the local environment are two sure ways to increase odds of survival.

Building a Fire

There is something primordial about fire.  It gives us warmth, helps frighten potential predators, and drives loneliness away.  In Crisis, Brenna finds herself running through the wilderness in Northeastern Kameron with little more than her wits.  She builds a bow drill to make a fire, similar to the one shown below:

Fire Drill

In the story, she uses a bit of ear wax as a lubricant and the scapula from a deer skeleton as the handle for the drill.

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