05-01-2015, 06:51 PM
Lunch devoured, he discarded the can to the ground and returned the utensil used to eat it back to its place in the pack. Water was too heavy to carry for long, but given the abundance of fresh supply stretched out at his feet, it was readily available. He still had half a liter from this morning's refill, but at the next stop he'd never to treat a new batch siphoned from the river. At least it was cold.
A few minutes of rest and watching the water was welcome. It wasn't the same sort of peace he'd known in New Zealand, but it was immensely better than sand and cement. Soon he pulled out his uncle's Wallet to recheck the various specifications in the area. The trace that brought him and Tony's group to the water was miles away, and there was no sign of activity since then. When Elias came upon the spot itself he kept an equal lookout for the old man yammering on about disturbing the spirits as he did American presence poking around the scene. The bodies they'd found previously were gone and in a way that did not suggest dinner for a wild animal. Did that mean the Americans abandoned the site altogether? What did they know that Elias didn't? Irritating.
He took a drink of water and watched the girls chat. He idly wondered what they were saying, but the narrative in his own head was certain to be far more interesting.
A few minutes of rest and watching the water was welcome. It wasn't the same sort of peace he'd known in New Zealand, but it was immensely better than sand and cement. Soon he pulled out his uncle's Wallet to recheck the various specifications in the area. The trace that brought him and Tony's group to the water was miles away, and there was no sign of activity since then. When Elias came upon the spot itself he kept an equal lookout for the old man yammering on about disturbing the spirits as he did American presence poking around the scene. The bodies they'd found previously were gone and in a way that did not suggest dinner for a wild animal. Did that mean the Americans abandoned the site altogether? What did they know that Elias didn't? Irritating.
He took a drink of water and watched the girls chat. He idly wondered what they were saying, but the narrative in his own head was certain to be far more interesting.