Ireth
Myth Weaver
How long would this typically take?
In the specific context of my WIP, I plan to have a supporting character end up trapped among people who don't speak her language, and she doesn't speak theirs. (Not a kidnap situation; the ones she ends up among actually save her, and she's trapped because she's injured and can't walk, plus she doesn't know how to get home.) The trapped character speaks Welsh and some Irish; those she's trapped among speak only Norse. I'm not sure how long her broken leg will take to heal, nor if she'll return home before or after that time.
Further complicating matters is that the trapped character doesn't want to speak with her rescuers and share her language with them, as she's in wolf form when they find her (she's a shapeshifter), and she doesn't want them to think she's anything but a normal wolf for the sake of her own safety. (She fears that they'll kill her if they find out she can change shape, since her kind is something her rescuers aren't familiar with.) Her rescuers take her in hoping she'll be a good watch/guard dog.
In the specific context of my WIP, I plan to have a supporting character end up trapped among people who don't speak her language, and she doesn't speak theirs. (Not a kidnap situation; the ones she ends up among actually save her, and she's trapped because she's injured and can't walk, plus she doesn't know how to get home.) The trapped character speaks Welsh and some Irish; those she's trapped among speak only Norse. I'm not sure how long her broken leg will take to heal, nor if she'll return home before or after that time.
Further complicating matters is that the trapped character doesn't want to speak with her rescuers and share her language with them, as she's in wolf form when they find her (she's a shapeshifter), and she doesn't want them to think she's anything but a normal wolf for the sake of her own safety. (She fears that they'll kill her if they find out she can change shape, since her kind is something her rescuers aren't familiar with.) Her rescuers take her in hoping she'll be a good watch/guard dog.