She gasped in mock shock. "We have a little traitor on our hands." She reached towards him to give a gentle pat on the shoulder. "Don't freak out. We can head out tomorrow and check out the western territory instead - or maybe closer to the river. There's gotta be something around here." [i]And if not,[/i] she thought sardonically, [i]we can open a GoFundMe and crowdfund through the winter.[/i]