What made it all much worse was that she knew that she only had a certain time limit to be able to attain a certain amount of power if she wished to be able to survive.
Since she could not afford to let a gang get in her way, they would have to be dealt with effectively enough that they would never be able to cause problems for her again.
The current situation could also be seen as some form of test to overcome.
If she could not overcome something like a small gang then she would never have any hope of going against something much greater.
With such thoughts going around in her head, Ash moved to put together the final preparations that were required of her before getting ready to take action.
It was not until a little later that she left the safety and seclusion of her home and began moving further away.
