[HE IS. Not so much that it takes more a few breaths to get evened out, but her stamina, as always, beats his own out and leaves him envious. Good-natured about it, he laughs it off while bracing his hands on his knees, looking up.]

If you've ever seen a map marking the lake up in these mountains, it's not far from that. We'll make as if to go in that direction then veer east of it.