Porcupine Ridge i've given up

He nodded, and she turned her sights forward just afterward, then towards the mountainside. She had no further questions, or anything to say really. She'd only aim to make good time.. and while the trek may strain him, it'd pay off in the end. He could rest and regroup some then. Until they got back, he'd just have to stick with it. His determination was a quiet one, but she saw its brightness all the same from the corner of her eye while she led the way to the mountain's base and the thicket with a stream she had in mind for him.