She at least could keep up with the creature, no matter how it kept to the underbrush; no worry for her skirts, and her boots were more than up to walking through without worry for her legs. Alice had walked through more dangerous things with them-

"Better than having to avoid lava," ducking down then, pushing up a limb and creating a sort of hole to crawl through without a bit of hesitation- "I've always liked the outdoors, peaceful and full of danger."