[For a moment, he wishes they could have arrived together. It would have been easier, then, and they wouldn't have been alone. They'd have still been confused, but... Maybe it would have been manageable.]

[Of course, he wishes they all could have come here together, even Snake.]

[Going over the hill holds no joy when you're all on your own.]

[He scoots a bit closer, bumping her shoulder with what's left of his own.]

Try not ta mind it. We're with each other now, ain't we? And the others might turn up soon enough. Snake's here too.