[Luckily, she mentally moves on from the matter as something else crosses her mind.]

Seeing how we got ourselves hats and some other things, what else would you consider essential for us to have? I'm not sure how much the Ferryman can give us, but we have nothing to lose by asking. Lanterns would be good to have during the next Crossing, right?

[Unless the darkness that swallowed up the Ferryman's light would do the same to all others - but then who's to say that they won't cross the desert in the daylight? She's not sure which would be the more strenuous ordeal.]