 Which is not a reason that Stinson decided to journey on the ice by foot [mostly didn't want to leave Sybtl behind on her own and felt important and had some level of curiosity]
He touched the pencil-line scar behind his ear where the cylinder was buried, marveling at the power stored there, power to fling him from earth to this fourth planet of the Centaurian system in an instant. Weather control made cyclones and other climatic phenomena on earth practically non-existent. He was here and Earth was somewhere up there. The sun shone obliquely, throwing Stinson's shadow upon the sand. He was here to investigate, to determine if this planet was capable of supporting life. But up to now the tube and the chain was the only evidence of an advanced technology, unless the ancient inscriptions in the stone wall of the pool, and the statues lining the wall were evidences.
 He preferred to stay near the other people to keep an eye on them
 He figured he could not be tracked in this environent  He was drawn to his companion  He preferred to stay near the other people to keep an eye on them  He wanted to feel important for protecting someone