"Hm. Makes sense! Do we provide unlucky dipper-users with water from the proper dipper? Seems only polite."
"I don't know how long it'll take to find the Water of Life once we've found the caves," says Jann. "Could be a while."
"Well, there are ways to pass the time. Conversation. Artistic pursuits. Less artistic pursuits."
"Look, it's not as though I'm not amenable, but you may find yourself disappointed by my level of enthusiasm if you're planning less artistic pursuits as a primary form of entertainment for a medium-sized amount of time, I don't want you noticing this at some more awkward moment and being all upset."
"Don't worry, I'm easily entertained by any number of things. The caves themselves are likely to be interesting, I've never met a cave I didn't like. I won't be upset about it."
And now they are out of Sathem-by-the-Mountains and are instead amongst those mountains that said kingdom is by. Jann consults his map occasionally.
"Cozy," comments Jann, and he gets off his primary horse.