Stone Circle Where do we go from here?

Nikai was glad when she finally slowed down and allowed him to catch up. He politely said, "Thankin!" And then look at her with tilted head, his sides heaving from the exertion of the run, while she asked about Steady and Valette. He had forgotten all about his parents and a sudden wave of guilt and loneliness rushed him as he looked round to see where they'd gone. "I dunno!" he called out with a gasp that showed he had forgotten all about them, and he looked around while he called out: "Staddy! Lette!"