Fred Is Sceptical

But he didn't mention his doubts. He couldn't prove that she was lying. And however she had managed it, she had saved his life, so it would be ungracious in the extreme to openly challenge her story. He did wonder why she hadn't told him the truth, though.

In the end, all he said was: "Thank you for saving my life."

"You would have done the same for me." She went on: "While I was waiting for you to recover, I was looking around...

1. "Unfortunately the only way out from here seems to be to go back into the river and let the flow take us where it will. Hopefully there won't be any more waterfalls."
2. "There's a path running alongside the river."
3. "There seems to be a tunnel heading away from the river."

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