"No problem." he says, examining their situation. "Emma's in no shape to be moving around anytime soon. We'll have to stay in the town for awhile. New Austin can wait."
Niko's mind trails off as he reads. Memories flooded into his head. Memories of adventure and happiness, which eventually turned to misfortune and grief.
Nikolai closes the book, looking visibly affected from reading in. He held back the anger and sadness these memories brought.
Nik ends up going to town square and sitting at the non-functional fountain. The memories... They just kept coming back.