[Frieda observes the way it tips up and down, eventually balancing back out. The instability of these boats implies a foreignness that makes a shiver run down her spine. Chances are the people who built them aren't human, and who knows what they might be instead?]

We should be cautious. So far, we've only encountered wildlife in each location, but there's no guarantee that there are no other people.

[Her mind drifts back to the monolith in the desert that so taunted Daniil and her, seemingly opening its secret passageway to them only to turn them around in a meaningless circle. They were alone there... but unlike the silent monument, which may have been an abandoned relic, this settlement exists is surrounded by life, and the narrow boats look to be in decent shape.]