Redsand Canyon I'm standing on your porch screamin' out

Kallik silently waited for the man to climb up to where he was still sitting. So far, he didn't give off any vibes that told him that he meant any harm. When the stranger finally settled beside him, Kallik turned to face him. I am looking for my cousin, Merrit, he offered without hesitation. It was a sentence he had uttered so often, he hardly had to think about the words. We were separated some time ago, around the summer, and I've been traveling in search of him since. And to keep himself from sprouting roots anywhere. He didn't actually intend to stay wherever his cousin was; he just wanted to make sure he was okay, and he wanted to know where he could visit him. He planned to be a wanderer indefinitely. 

Have you heard of him? he asked. No hope sprouted in his chest, though. It was likely the stranger's answer would be no, just like everyone before him.