"Yeah, but I'm not likely to see 'em," he said with a slightly rueful edge. Just a little sad, wistful, even. He fell silent after that and turned the bike off so it wasn't idling for too long. After a little while more, he sat up and twisted around to swat backhanded at her knee, "come'on. Get your ass up. If we're staying out here we might as well go for a walk."