From the moment our plane landed in Kauai, we heard people whispering about the Nepali Coast. A girl about my age said it had the most colorful flowers in the world. A middle-aged man who talked like a college professor said the coast was one of the few places in the world that displayed no trace of humanity. Elderly folks said the coast was too dangerous. Meanwhile, all the locals were offering to take us there—for a price.

We didn't have the money for an expensive tour of the Nepali Coast. What we needed was a shortcut. Jed and I studied the map for a few hours in our hotel. Then we struck out on foot. With a compass, a sack lunch, and a day's worth of water, we figured we could make it to the Nepali Coast all by ourselves.

I'll admit that I had mixed feelings about the plan. There was no clear trail in the woods, and we immediately found ourselves knee-deep in scrub brush. About a mile in, clouds moved in and blotted out the sun overhead. We could hear the angry squawks of strange birds, warning us to turn back. And then, a cold breeze started to blow. Leaves and small twigs rained down on our heads from the tree canopy.

After several hours of this, Jed turned to me with a grim look on his face. "I think we might be lost," he said. Immediately, I started to panic. I took the compass from him and checked the map. Just then, there was a crack of thunder. The first heavy drops of rain fell with a splattering sound on the pages of the map.

I was terrified, but I kept thinking of everything people had said about the Nepali Coast. Even though there was a voice in my head telling me to turn back, I told Jed that I wasn't ready to give up. And so, we pressed on in the wind and rain.

It was another hour before we heard a crashing sound and realized that it was the sound of the waves hitting the coast. We'd made it.

What does the setting say about the narrator's character?

A. She is weak.
B. She is cautious.
C. She is untrustworthy.
D. She is determined.