[Ellie's P.O.V.]
"Sister Ellie ..." After hearing my words, Kirk felt a little guilty. He lowered his head and said to me, " you don't have to work so hard for me. We can search slowly. Don't worry."
I was rather surprised to hear this from Kirk. In a way, he was the one who was the most dedicated to searching for evidence. He was buried in the search all day and didn't pay attention to anything around him. His mind was only occupied with the investigation, and now he said that it was fine to search slowly?
I chuckled and said to Kirk, "I choked on the water and had a taste of it. It wasn't normal. The water there seemed to be sour compared to the other rivers. I suspect that there was some unknown substance in the water."
Kirk blinked his eyes in shock. "You're saying that the water in that river could be substance X?" After that, Kirk shook his head quickly. "No, it can't be. Sister Ellie, look at you. You're fine."
