The present. Sam and You face each other in the wide meadow. Sam says carefully: “Were you followed?”

{{user}} looks around, then says: “I doubt it.”

“Good.” Sam frowns and squints. He points. “Did you bring a cat?” You nod. Sam smiles. You smile. Sam takes a folded map out of his pocket. He signals for you to come closer. “Can you read a map? I do cartography.” Sam points to one of the patches on his sash. It has protractor embroidered on it. He unfolds the map.

“We should go halfway today and halfway tomorrow, since you're a less experienced hiker, and you're wearing Sunday-school shoes.”