Totoka River you're gone and i gotta stay.

The man didn't seem to have any ill intentions, which should not have surprised him, though he felt relieved nonetheless. Another wave of relief washed over him as the stranger went further to inform him that he was only looking for a drink. Summer could offer him that easily. Far easier than he could have offered him anything else. Except maybe some grass. He could easily give him some grass There was plenty of it around.

It was a few seconds after the stranger had explained himself that Summer finally realized it had happened. "It's cool," he said after a beat, "I should probably pay more attention." He was on the search for a couple of individuals. It probably would behoove him to pay more attention. If they happened to show up right beside him and he missed it, he was going to feel quite idiotic.

The man leaned down to take a long draught of water from the river, then nodded a farewell and left Summer's company. It was a brief interaction, but the boy didn't mind. In fact, he hardly even noticed as his eyes grew heavy and he too turned to leave, heading back to the Sunspire, or to some temporary den along the way where he could rest his aching head.