Likely surprising no one, Hadama was quietly hoping for the boring option of an egg. The chance of finding a nest during LongNight, however, made it unlikely to happen, and the cage was large enough to hold either corrupted raven or tainted snakebird safe within its slender but strong steel bars. As much as he might wish for something that was too young to be a threat, he was pragmatic enough to plan for something that very much could be a risk on their trip home.
Scales were not quite the last thing that he had hoped to see, but they were better than shuffling around in the dark for hours on end, trying not to fall off of the floating city-island. Hadama listened to Melita's plan and nodded. "Yes," he agreed, just as softly. "I will get the cage ready." If she could stun their prey even momentarily they could knock it into its prison and slam the door before it had a chance to properly retaliate.
While she conveyed their intentions to her companions, he knelt and unlocked the cage's door, opening it wide and pointed towards where they'd seen the scales so it would be ready to receive its new inhabitant.
Scales were not quite the last thing that he had hoped to see, but they were better than shuffling around in the dark for hours on end, trying not to fall off of the floating city-island. Hadama listened to Melita's plan and nodded. "Yes," he agreed, just as softly. "I will get the cage ready." If she could stun their prey even momentarily they could knock it into its prison and slam the door before it had a chance to properly retaliate.
While she conveyed their intentions to her companions, he knelt and unlocked the cage's door, opening it wide and pointed towards where they'd seen the scales so it would be ready to receive its new inhabitant.
