She smiled, pushed off from the bank, and let the current decide where she’d go next. If you meant something else by — a specific term from a game, book, or field — just let me know and I’ll rewrite the story to match it exactly.
“What’s that?” Chyan asked.
“There’s always a direct route,” he muttered.
“There’s no direct route out of here,” Chyan said, handing him a dry jacket.