It took the entire afternoon to complete the shore survey, and Rex accompanied Talyra during the initial part of it.
Aisella had taken the northern perimeter to collect plant specimens along the volcanic rock shelf, and she did it with the focused independence of someone who worked well alone and preferred it for certain tasks.
This was a natural arrangement, not a planned one. Rex and Talyra walked south along the shore.
Talyra had her bow and was using the survey for two things: to find resources and to hunt for three days of independence from their field kit rations.
Talyra said, "The water visibility here is amazing."
She waded to her ankles at the edge of the shore and looked down through it. "I can see the bottom at six meters."
"Are you going to use a fishing line or a bow?" Rex asked.
"What kind of a stupid question is that?!" Talyra laughed.
