Moving on at a good time when ready

Others saw it was relief to remove their sandals, while here, which had made some a little sore in spots. There had already been a lot of traveling by foot, far from where they came, and up and down two mountain ranges one after the other, and now when all had additional pine nuts and water that they refreshed themselves with and stored up in vessels they carried, it was easier to lie back with their woven blankets in a good spot together, and after a little more talk then rest and sleep a good deal, through the remaining part of that day.

The sun went down later, and Jecharon and Hillariah, and Alverten and Tenaspir, were awake first shortly after that, and it was not fully dark. Jecharon said, "Now it will be a cooler time to cross through that dry wilderness area stretching far ahead. We can wake others, have a few bites of our food and fill water vessels that can take more this last time, and start that way past the mountain range we came down from."

The others who were awake already agreed, and shortly afterward woke the others for that. Soon they were ready to go still, and went down to the small flowing creek that was full of river plants along it, and stepped across carefully, and went on, most when their feet were dry again then putting on their sandals again, but Finarelem and Solima did not.