I don't need to tell you to watch yourself. But try to stick with those you trust capable of helping you out should you get in a real bind. It would be a shame to lose you like this.

[The deep breaths are a good sign. Soren recognizes that while he hasn't been all that willing to chitchat for the duration of their ride, offering many positive-minimal responses or not elaborating in ways that naturally open the conversation to broader areas, it might help Elliot now if he could guide his thoughts away from the moss.]

You've been here for a while now, haven't you? In Geardagas, I mean.