Gale accepted the food and drink with a ‘thank you’ that was so quiet it was barely heard. He opened the water and drank one down in a rush, spilling some of it down his chin but not caring. It did nothing for the hunger, of course, but did help a little bit to ease the headache—probably partly from dehydration.

The juice boxes got a look over like Gale wasn’t quite sure what to do with them, and after a moment Gale just cut a corner off with his kunai instead of attempting to use the attached straw. From the expression of pleased surprise, he certainly hadn’t been expecting the flavor. Most of the snacks were ignored completely, but Gale did dig into some jerky. When he was finished, he drank some more water and then stood.

“That is better, but we should continue. Is everyone else finished resting?”