Wapun Meadow Where are you??

"You wasn't rude, Valette. You're just lookin' for your friend— I can understand that," he offered reassuringly, coming a few steps closer so that their voices needn't be raised to carry through the space between them. "My name's Rickon. I can help you look around, if you want? Maybe your friend's just sleepin' somewhere? It's pretty late out... Or he could be just out of range," he tried. "At any rate, it won't help to lose hope just yet. You got me in the meantime, and two sets o' senses oughta be better than one, so how 'bout it?"