Heiji nodded. "He can't walk right now. I think... he doesn't want to weigh anyone down. He said something like that to me before, before the camping stuff happened. Told me to leave him behind if he ended up being a burden."

If he had any gruel at the moment, he'd be poking at it. MAYBE HE COULD POKE JAKE'S. "I guess I can kinda understand his reasoning. Seems a little early to be throwin' in the towel to me, though."