[It's... harder than expected to not take note of the bright bubbles that appear around Link when he sees him, a nascent curiosity for their meaning itching at the back of his mind, but— no, the less weight Sheik gives them, the better. They'll be easier to pass off as nonsense that way.

He breathes a second sigh of relief with Link's confirmation that he's okay, though he does end up staring at that bandage on his nose no small amount. What in Nayru's name...?]

I traveled light to get here faster.

[He explains, and it's not entirely untrue. It's just this is neither the time nor the place to tell Link about the shard of a god he's carrying around with him. He reaches into the bag slung over his shoulder and produces a sizeable bottle of water, which he then holds out to Link.]

Though that also means I don't have much in the way of relief. We'll need to head back towards the city proper sooner rather than later.

[Antsy as he might be to get moving, though, he... did just run for several hours straight. His legs are definitely going to feel like jelly tomorrow.]