#mothball ninjask

However Alburune was going to answer that question, it was answered for him. Having momentarily lost the confidence to speak for himself, he nods in agreement to Ark’s answer. Whether he had anything else to add was for the moment forgotten.

The silence is tense, but Paleo eventually breaks it. “Let’s...start packing everything up, kids. We’ll get a quick drink from the river before we head out, alright?”

Both of them nod.