[ YEAH that's not a very good reason, but he's expecting that to be the reason at this point anyway. ]

Well, whether they tell us anything or not, there's gotta be something we'll be able to learn when we get to wherever we're going! [ Their home, he guesses. Whatever that's like. ] We'll just figure it all out on our own! It's not impossible!

[ That's a lot of optimism coming from an injured kid in the middle of a jungle, but WHATEVER. ]