"I have been looking!" she insisted, her voice getting louder with her agitation, though she didn't shake off the hand on her arm. It felt good to have run into someone who showed such obvious concern. "I searched for hours before I went into the town and then I kept searching here..."

Her shoulders slumped, followed by a small nod. "It can't hurt to go back and search some more. Maybe he simply took longer to be brought here than I did."