Redsand Canyon did he go on down the mountainside, and leave you all alone?

At Riley's artless answer, Colin allows himself to show an imperceptible sigh of relief. After Finley's scrutiny and Derg's casual mention of sparring, its almost reassuring to know that Riley, like him, had simply been found.

He lets the thought spool and unspool inside his skull.

"Me too." Then, "So you weren't looking for anything. Or guided by... anything." The intonation is awkward-- Colin blindly shoots at something between a question and an assumption, two things both contradictory by nature. Neither of them were skilled orators, nor particularly perceptive of body language. Like laborers at the Tower of Babel's base, they skim by meaning and understanding but never actually touch it.