They should swap travelers' stories later. It was one of Kino's favorite pastimes.

"Oh." It reminds Kino of something they had observed earlier. They turn to rummage around in the pocket of a bag saddled onto Hermes, soon bringing out a small circular device: a compass. They carefully show the crystal surface to Stone, where the needle seemed... confused, in a word. It would point in a certain direction, spin around a little, then point in another.

"I've had a similar problem," the kid says, just a touch despairingly.

"In your bones, though? How do you do that, huh? Hey, Kino, can you learn how to do that? It seems a lot more convenient!