So I just read your first two chapters, and while I love the imagery you used to describe things like the tents, I honestly can't tell what time period this is. Maybe that's just me though.. At first I assumed it was in the past, but then the dialogue made me think it was more present. Other than that, rearranging sentence structures might help make the words flow better. I do really like the premise of the story though, I think it's progressing very well.
