The path from YNC Academy to the riverbank was a 20 minute walk on a good day, but Killua found himself within a stone's throw inside of 10 minutes. Please, Gon. Please be there, he silently pleaded to himself. As the uphill gradient plateaued and his legs finally began their death knell, an image came into Killua's sight that caused his heart to skip several beats. Gon. Gon was there. Alone. Alone and upset.