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Kai paused while taking a breather and continued, "You want the wind to carry scent away, not into your shelter. You want rain to run around you, not under you."
She followed him, a pace to his right. "Back to the wind," she repeated softly. "Let the water pass."
"Watch the trees," Kai went on. "If the branches curve all the same way, you are in a wind path. Avoid it unless you have no choice. If there are young plants growing near old trunks, the soil holds water. Good for foraging. Bad for sleeping unless you raise the bed."
She nodded and knelt, pressing her palm to the soil as he had. "It is cool. The shade keeps it."
"Here," he said, and pointed to a notch where two roots braided and bit down. "The ground drains away from this seam. Set your shelter on that line."
