In the middle of a cold, mountainous rainforest? While a dramatic monologue and tears is suspicious, I'd be a liiiittle bit more careful about attracting attention in that environment.
"I'm lonely and there are wolves after me" would cover the bases quite well.
It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. - attributed to Samuel Adams
“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” - Richard Henry Lee
TGIF wrote:How much you want to be that the wimpering and so forth is just a setup to yet another trap?
TGIF
I doubt she even knew he was there at the time.
It could have been a general trap set up to catch whoever passed by within earshot.
<look askance> Not bloody likely. Humans aren't about to help out an elf child, given their reputation, and other elves would just make things worse. No, she was indulging in angstish "mad-at-the-universe" whimpering.
"Heh, sometimes talking to yourself is the only way to get an intelligent conversation..."--Tbolt
"I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!"--Edgar Allen Poe
"I just had an argument with myself, so now we're not talking."--me
"We are the salt of the earth, not the powdered sugar."--R.H. Jr.
