Kiriei nodded.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Yes, I'll be careful,"</span>she said, accepting the melon portion that was offered to her. She ate the melon greedily, but left the husks untouched. After another brief moment spent under the shade of Jerrar's wings, she turned to him and smiled.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"We should get going,"</span>she said.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Unless there's an emergency, we can next stop when we reach those trees in the distance. Then we could both rest in the shade."</span>Having already decided, Kiriei wriggled out from under Jerrar's wing and lifted lightly into the air. She beckoned him to follow.