Consorting with strangers will at best delay you and, at worst, could do you harm. Besides, if you make your own camp, you can spend some time planning and training for Ruffino's. [+Bile]
You set your possessions down below a willow at the waterside. Dipping your hands in the water, you take a few swallows, relieving the dry ache in your throat.
Now, as for a meal…