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Bas was silent. This was not unusual, except that his silence was combined with a deep frown. After speaking to the bird he did not know how to proceed. He had thought connecting with an animal would give him direction, but instead it only created more questions. Perhaps this was because it was domesticated, he wasn't sure.
Now throw this map into the mix and even more problems arose. A map to where? He looked it over as Anne held it. While Bas had no desire to travel into large settlements, it might give him a better sense of the balance in this place if he found beings interacting with nature.
He thought back to his training in the forests he called home. "Start small, focus on what's in front of you." Bas looked around the clearing, took in the lake, village, lizardmen and bird. Everything from the giant lizard brain to the bird lost in the woods seemed wrong, and he needed to find out how he could set things right. And he would need help to do it. A realization struck him as he looked at the bird.
"Tamora, which do you think would yield more information. Following the bird's trail back to the beginning and observing the senders, or continuing along to the end and observing the receivers? While I'm not ready to deliver a message that may order the start of a war, I do want to find out who is behind this and observe their interactions with the environment. I'm already heartened by the fact that they can train an animal to act without harsh treatment or restraints."
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