He wanted to scream but he couldn't seem to find his voice. It was as though he had lost it in shock. Then it registered.
Those words have rung in his head, echoing like a broken record. He gently laid the boy back in a more comfortable position.
Fortunately, they were both still in bed. Neither have moved from it. Cosmo moved away quickly, tripping from time to time due to his trembling feet. He had a fixed location and objective in his mind. He could still hear the sound of the stream flowing.
The water body that he usually considered near felt too far away somehow. He had brought along a wooden bowl to carry some water with it.
This was the same bowl in which he had brought some food the previous day. He was soon rushing back inside the cave.
Even in his poor state of mind, he could feel a familiar seal on the cave opening. He dismissed it and rushed back inside.
