About noon
Falling-to , she made a hearty breakfast , and then , looking cautiously round to see that no danger was near , she slipped down from her perch , took up the bow and quiver and bundle of food , threw her blanket , or striped piece of Phoenician cloth , over her shoulder , and resumed her journey . It was soon after this that Branwen found out the misfortune of ignorance and want of experience . Ere long she began to feel the cravings of thirst , and discovered that she had forgotten to take with her a bottle , or any other sort of receptacle for water . About noon her thirst became so great that she half repented having undertaken the mission . Then it became so intolerable that she felt inclined to sit down and cry . But such an act was so foreign to her nature that she felt ashamed ; pursed her lips ; contracted her brows ; grasped her bow and strode bravely on . She was rewarded .