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Rubo appeared to consider the question, tilting his head “Need to get out and look”

Sam and Rubo opened their doors and Saether to the water and Rubo closed his eyes and did the odd head tilting again Sae to prod hihtened and nodded

“Stream wasn’t here last time”

Sam blinked “And?”

“I think village is that way,” Rubo said, pointing to the left

“How do you know?”

“Didn’t say I know Said I think,” Rubo corrected

“Then you’re not sure” Salad Remi wasn’t there to hear Rubo’s admission

“We on island If not that e come back, and then I’m sure it the other way”

“Very practical But I thought you knehere the village was?”

“I do”

“But not well enough to get us there on the first try”

“You wanted translator, not guide” Rubo peered up the hill, and then at the other fork, before nodding sagely “It either that way or this”

Sa the wisdom of the practical old as and all day It was probably to the left Or ht At least they didn’t have to worry about it being straight ahead

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