Martius breathed a soft sigh of relief. Clearly the boy had learned his lesson from his last escape attempt. He could let his guard down, at least just a little.

"Good, yes." he wanted to get out from under the choking canopy of trees. To see the sky and figure out where to go next.The river would afford not only water to drink, but also potentially a wide gap in the trees.

"Lead the way, I could use some water." he was a little parched, and that lingering bitter taste in his mouth had yet to completely vanish.

Though, regardless of where they went, it would be safer to travel with... he had not yet asked his name.

"What's your name?" it would be annoying for both of them to have to keep calling him boy