He headed to the waters edge, then frowned, saying "No. I've already left that to someone I think will should the need arise."
He watches the two fly off, then heads to the nearby river, deciding to follow them as best he could in water, since that's the only way he could keep up. He speeds along in the water, looking very much like some great torpedo barreling upstream at a rapid pace, creating a large wake since he was at the top of the water, watching the sky.
Edit: trying to juggle too much, got a little ahead of myself.