As they head further and further from town Ben. Erin's to hope that he hasn't just set them off following their friends on a little, circular, walk in the brush.

He has confidence in Ever's abilities to find their friends amongst all this, conscious that he himself is not really at home beyond the edge of the "civilised" world.

He keeps casting one eye over to Kevst to make sure that the kid isn't flagging too much and hasn't fallen over anything.