Sun Mote Copse stand against the tide

Elfie grew quiet, and Eljay didn't understand at all why his son suddenly got so quiet. It was strange to see him not being his boisterous self. Was he scared, maybe? This only made Eljay feel like taking the reins even more, for he would want someone to take charge if he was feeling scared. Let's check the other side, he repeated, just trying to keep some sort of words going to distract his son's mind. There was a little further to go alongside the river there, and it looked like there might be a place where it was easier to cross further up ahead.

The path was narrow, however. Eljay frowned and eventually decided: We've gotta try this. Just be very careful, the path's really narrow and it might be slippery. He didn't want Elfie falling into the river and getting more lost, after all. Least of all because that meant he'd have to jump in after to rescue his son. Eljay took the lead and started along the narrow stony path by the river.