If it's torture, there are more efficient ways to do it. [But, if it is torture, perhaps the inefficiency is part of the point. Sunny thinking of being here with Mari as torture, though, does fit with the way Sunny seems to act toward her. Thinking about what he heard of their father during the Crossing, as well, he can begin making some hypotheses, approaching some conclusions.

He can, but he thinks about how Sunny and Mari approached him during that same Crossing, how they led him back. He thinks about it, and he can't let information go, but he can set it aside for now. He watches the hamsters.]

The huts are surprisingly cool inside, if you'd like to take a break.