Birdie carried no weapon except her sling, which she wore as a belt around her waist. Her duty on this journey would be to provide far-ranging eyes and information to bring back to the party, if only to keep them from stumbling into any nasty surprises over the next hill.
Now that the mission was actually about to begin, Birdie felt a lightening of heart, which seemed peculiar considering the danger they might be walking into.
"At last, Kali will begin to find his answers, and if others have their questions satisfied as well, so be it."
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