Wade would find Luke's room empty... he'd put what he had in the duffel bag into a few drawers and had quietly made his way out to the patio, where he was standing by the railing looking out over the tops of the trees to the mountains in the distance.<br/><br/>The air was warm, but not oppressive.  At this altitude, there was a nice breeze that played into the treetops.  He took a long deep breath.  The air was clean and sweet smelling - a far cry from the urban scents he was used to.  He'd always found the woods to be calming - that was probably the reason he'd finally agreed to come here.  At least, he could relieve some tension by letting nature work on his psyche.<br/><br/>The others had begun making their way from their rooms back to the kitchen, but he was the only one actually outside yet.  There probably wouldn't be much "alone time" here, with all the others.  He knew that's what it was about, but still - he'd relish what little time he had.  Maybe he'd make a point of coming out early every morning before the others were awake...  There was something very pleasant about the wilderness at predawn and dawn.<br/><br/>He thought about the others a bit... Emiko was like a frightened little mouse, and she made HIM look bold.  There was something genuine about her, though he wasn't entirely certain she'd let much out from behind her wall of shyness.  Ashlyn. seemed the most confident of the group - she seemed to know where she was headed, and had a sense of control about herself.  Wade was harder to read - he seemed to be outgoing, but he thought he might be compensating for his own uncertainty amongst new company - he'd certainly moved quickly for the beer, that was for sure.<br/><br/>Maybe, he thought, what he really needed was something stronger than beer - it irritated him then, that he hadn't thought to bring anything with him as a thank-you gift, or some such thing.  He'd have to apologize to Ashlyn when he had a moment alone with her.  He wondered if there wasn't a bottle of vodka somewhere...