Great Bear Wilderness a flock of birds

Charon sniffed the rocks, but couldn't make out any special scents. Deciding to give up on trying to figure out the rocks — he had no clue what to make of them, and Atreyu obviously didn't feel like philosophising about them either — Charon turned his attention to the bottom of the quarry when Atreyu mentioned there might be water down there. It made sense, since water fell down and this was a pit of sorts.

There was a glimmer in the bottom, but Charon couldn't quite make out what it was. "Want to check it out?" he asked while he looked for a way further down. He wasn't really sure if it'd be worth it, but he didn't want to return home without at least some information so quick either. You never knew when the info might come in handy later.