It was nothing short of a small miracle that he had managed to shut up the talkative companion who had joined him. It seemed like from the first moment they had been together Sveta liked to hear the sound of her own voice and more or less gloat about all of her wonderful knowledge. Silence was not what greeted Trent's ears though, there were plenty of sounds in this foreign land. In fact the massive amount of knowledge that Sveta held would come in handy for navigating this terrain.<br/><br/>The boat chugged along, the motor kept low as he didn't need to attract any unwanted attention by making extra noise. There was also the issue of not knowing the river. That in turn meant that he didn't know where low points were and he did not want to ruin his propeller by hitting a rock. The sun beat down upon him, the heat kicking up, and quickly Trent found a large difference between Japan and China, it was far more humid here. That was ironic considering Japan was surrounded by water, but that was not the only factor. Persperation formed on his brow as he wiped it away. Bugs were buzzing and chirpring in the background as he turned his head to see Sveta moping at the back of the boat.<br/><br/>"Do you plan on staying back there all day?" He didn't plan on having a partner on this journey, but since he was stuck with her he figured he may as well get used to it. Besides they had clearly gotten off on the wrong foot and stayed there ever since they had met up. So there was potentially little harm in reaching out. "I could use your navigation and knowledge up here at some point. I know this river might be long, but at some point we are going to need supplies, most notably fuel for the boat."