Overture Downs momentum for the sake of momentum

Luke supplied him with information, and Mordecai was not surprised by what he retained. With a love of the water, Luke may have been a natural go-to as far as inquiry was concerned. As silence enveloped him in his consideration, Mordecai could not see the deer going towards the river so readily. And the lake, well, if it were the lake that he had encountered Vega at, Mordecai doubted a lengthy stay around there.

"East it is then," he decided. "Riordan, why don't you take point this time?" Given that Riordan had been rather useful at sussing out foxes on the fly, Mordecai was once more intrigued with the premise of seeing his skill at tracking something larger.