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Waking-Lion nodded, [color=chocolate]"While we certainly do not wish to anger Monono,"[/color] he said, acknowledging the elder's concern, [color=chocolate]"what if we fail to find these men? What if what they took is gone? Whether they are punished or not, whether what was taken is returned or not, finding new resources will only benefit us. And-"[/color] Waking-Lion nodded now to Nakai, [color=chocolate]"If the spirits will guide us, surely, we may travel more boldly.[/color]

Waking-Lion steadied the nervous energy that was rising within him, coiling like a venomous snake in the pit of his stomach, its hissing filling his body with dread. He did not like the idea of leaving the camp behind, unable to protect it from the unexplored horizon. However, he had suggested the expedition and wholeheartedly believed it the best course of action, so he would go in spite of the dread within him.