Ryogen, surprised that the woman had actually followed him, simply nodded solemnly as he lay exhausted on the ground. He watched the lagoon's still waters slowly lap against the shore, and, shaken with the desire to drink, moved to the shore and lapped up the water. His throat soothed, he turned to Gemini.
"It's Ryogen. That's Abandi." His arm pointed to the sleeping girl. He decided that a simple explanation would be all he could muster for now.
"She.. has something bad inside of her. Occasionally, it controls her. We have to leave when that happens. Me, I try and get money to support ourselves in any way I can.." He waved his hand as if it was not that much of a deal. In reality, his muscles ached from the labour of the day. He wanted to rest, but didn't quite trust Gemini to keep her scimitars sheathed, so sat upright, retrieved a couple of dried seeds from his pocket, and started munching them. They were bland and tasteless, but the chewing gave him something to do. He offered one to Gemini, hand outstretched.