When Bass was awakened for his watch, he noticed that it was quite dark, and he could smell dampness in the air. He didn’t know if the dampness was rain or from the river, but it caused a chill that went through him. After building up the fire a little and getting closer to it, he was, after a short time, warmed. As he looked out over the rest of the company, he could see a fog roll in from the river and settle between the trees. It seemed to give the area an eerie view in the dark. He had noticed that one tarp was being used to cover what supplies they had and was being used by Reyes as her quarters. At each fire was one person on guard, keeping watch. Several hours after Bass assumed his watch, he noticed it was starting to rain lightly. He put some more wood on the fire and placed logs

