Martin awoke early but not earlier than Terah and his family. They were preparing for a day of travel. They were heading north to visit other members of their family.
They fed Martin, and invited him to stay with them and when he excused himself from traveling with them they urged him to come back again.
Martin talked with Terah for a while longer. He had asked very little about the time to which Martin was returning. It was almost as though he felt sorry for Martin. As though the technology was a symptom of the decline in the human condition. He didn’t seem to accept the technological advancement notion in the least. When they parted he hugged Martin as he would a lost brother heading back into the wilderness.