At least Cal wasn't trying to go farther into the woods any longer. Seel should be happy about that. Or happier, anyway. He probably wasn't going to be happy for a long time if he had to wake up and see Cal's face every day.

What he wanted to say was "really are you that concerned about me" but he managed to keep to just thinking it, though only barely. He'd antagonized Seel enough for one lifetime and they were damn sure going to need each other as long as they were stuck here.

"Fine as in I'll live but I'd rather get the fuck out of Dodge if I can." Seel too, but he didn't say that out loud, either. "We'll have to figure out what it is eventually."