Oliver followed Asch in silence, his emotions about the situation still tumultuous. But he was relieved to arrive at the sheltered area; it made him feel a little better to see that Asch probably was safe here. It looked protected and convenient enough, at least.

At Asch's instruction, he sighed inwardly, fending off the unreasonable desire to be annoyed at that, too. After all, he knew well enough that Asch was like that. So he sat on another rock, watching Asch spread out food in front of them, and trying to come up with some way to fill the silence that wouldn't just get him snapped at. Unfortunately, nothing was coming to mind.