Ants were nothing, after starvation and zombies, so Ellie didn't even hesitate to reach out and grab it, still grinning at him.

"Damn, thanks!" She said, pulling out the edge of her shirt to wipe the rock off. "Come on, let's find somewhere we can wedge the tin in!"

She takes off, expecting him to follow, until she finds a tree with a split trunk that she will hold the can securely until she can bash the sharp end of the rock into the top.

"Stand back," She warns him, raising the rock high above her head, before bringing it back down with a sharp crack!.