[Petra nods in somber agreement with both of their suggestions; even if Viktor himself wasn't able to find something through his analysis, he might be able to find someone else who could help, and Claire's being located in Solvunn was promising on top of her medical background.]

I agree. We do not want to find ourselves trapped out here when it gets dark.

[She's spent enough time hunting out in the desert to know that the local fauna are a problem in their own right, but there's more than that. They aren't prepared for the cold that comes in once the sun goes down.

She won't pretend that she isn't disappointed that they didn't find something more— their friends, namely— but she decides to focus on the good, instead, her expression stern as she gives one last look into the dark of the narrowing tunnel ahead. Would anyone have been able to squeeze through there...? Certainly not in a hurry, and not if they were dragging a struggling captive— or two— along with them.]

Whatever it is that we have found, it must mean something. It is a step closer. I will be taking heart in that.

[She almost, almost sounds like she means that... but not quite.]