<em>River.  Gotcha.</em>Another fact, and she'd take what she could get.  The very familiar caress made her cringe inwardly, and she was probably blushing, but she nodded and smiled.  "Yes, I'm fine," she said, remembering what had happened last time, when she'd tried to plead illness.  "I'll be right back."  She searched quickly for a path, though at least a river would be hard to miss.