The Sentinels a' caoineadh

"bonnie." it fit. it didn't. it fit. 
hunger cramped the wanderer's belly, but he shook his head for both. "c-can find it. n-need to k-keep going."
with history fractured, any ill-will between them had dissipated. "c-can stay w-with me. going t-to island, s-soon."
he stumbled up, then veered back onto course.