Totoka River No sound he made.

He took what information she provided and made mental note of it, but said nothing. And when they separated, Njal's route headed further west along the coast - likely to avoid the wilds as much as possible, despite the invitation. He was more lethargic now as the pair of old friends went their separate ways; the thoughts of returning to a state of normalcy, no longer plagued by his failures, of redeeming himself, they were beginning to rise up within his mind. Perhaps he would return and take up Fox's offer? But with one last glance towards the distant mountains (which were not his mountains, but merely caricatures for his sorrows) he felt the ice in his heart once more.

[Exit Njal!]