Walnut didn't say anything, but his expression showed that he was glad for the comforting words. After a pause, he said "Thanks."
'How things change. Just yesterday, she wanted to cuff him.' Thought Thistle, as he watched the scene.
As he watched the others come down, the impending need to cross the water ahead once again appeared in his mind. The more Thistle thought about it, the more questions he had. How large was this body of water? Was it fast? Slow? Was there anything dangerous nearby the water?
Thistle reminded himself that it was no use worrying about it now. But then, he remembered another impending danger.
Man's Warren.
What was that to be like? Thistle hadn't the slightest idea. As far as he knew, men only lived in farmhouses. Was this to be a massive farmhouse? With many men? That would surely be extremely dangerous.
Thistle decided to ask Neltita again, later, to see if she had seen anything. He hopped closer to the foot of the hill, to wait. When at last every rabbit made it down, he chose to wait for a moment, so they could all catch their breath.
After the pause, Thistle said "As soon as we find shelter, we can rest for the night. But we need to find it first." He turned, and continued onward. After a short moment, the others started to follow as well.