"There are..." Alex did some quick mental addition, "Maybe 8 of us total I think?" He thought that sounded right, himself, Thorne and Payne, Helena, the two other guys she found, and she had mentioned a few others had arrived in the previous days. "We just got here as well."
Following Thornes gaze towards the trees, Alex nodded, "That way," he said, pointing. It was a thin wisp, but he thought he some something.