Silently Arden counted, "There's Hari and Rubia, whom I can rely on and sweet Sora, whom I know nothing much about. Then there was the unpredictable Yuma, who could help or hinder a given situation.

"That was five, two boys and three girls; maybe we could happen upon another boy old enough along the way."

 Turning to Yuma, he leaned low and whispered, "How much farther, do you think?”