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"Good morning Carl."
"Good morning sir."
"Have you seen my grandson?"
"No sir."
"The horse, where's the statue?
"Don't know. Didn't even notice it was missing. Who do
you suppose it might of ---?"
"Bring my car around ... no ... the pick-up, and my rifle
and a box of ammo. Be sure it's loaded."
"Yes sir."
Carl leaves the barn while Phir stays to inspect. He sees
the raven and raccoon, but doesn't acknowledge their
presence. He hears a rustling in one of the stalls, and notices
the semi invisible nature of the straw in the floor. He
knows Katipo is hiding under her cloak and leaves with satisfaction.
Carl brings the pick-up around, "Your rifle's loaded; the
extra shells are on the seat."
"Call me when you see my grandson."
"Yes sir."
Katipo awakens to the ruckus and realizes the Crest is
gone from under her Cloak.
The Black Raccoon sneaks out and jumps into the back
of the pick-up unnoticed while the Raven flies out to track
the pick-up. Katipo disappears under the cover of her cloak.
Phir drives his pick-up on the dirt road. He stops and
pulls off the road. The Black Raccoon jumps out of the
truck bed. The Raven flies to a tree branch for a good
viewing spot, morphing once again into an Owl. Phir gets
out of truck with binoculars in hand; he scans the terrain