Yeah, that's why I thought this would be a good time to approach. The last thing we need is for any guards to see us coming. We'll be more visible in the air.
[They really are going into this completely blind, and Hijikata once more wishes he had some of his subordinates from home with him to handle the intelligence gathering for him, but no such luck.
When the archaeopteryx lands (which is a bit of a struggle in the gorge) he walks up to it, strokes its neck and takes a massive chunk of raw meat from his sling bag as a reward, the only food item he bought when Crow got his own provisions. The dinosaur devours it within mere moments, then lets out a happy scream. Hijikata looks back and forth between it and Crow, clearly calculating something.]
I wonder how we should do this. Usually I lie flat on its back while flying, but with the two of us should we sit one behind the other, or would you let it take you in its claws?
[Clearly this hasn't been practiced at all whatsoever... and the archaeopteryx has no saddle, reins or any other riding equipment whatsoever. It's a wild creature, and Hijikata doesn't own it, so he never even thought about trying to add some security measures to his flights.]
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[They really are going into this completely blind, and Hijikata once more wishes he had some of his subordinates from home with him to handle the intelligence gathering for him, but no such luck.
When the archaeopteryx lands (which is a bit of a struggle in the gorge) he walks up to it, strokes its neck and takes a massive chunk of raw meat from his sling bag as a reward, the only food item he bought when Crow got his own provisions. The dinosaur devours it within mere moments, then lets out a happy scream. Hijikata looks back and forth between it and Crow, clearly calculating something.]
I wonder how we should do this. Usually I lie flat on its back while flying, but with the two of us should we sit one behind the other, or would you let it take you in its claws?
[Clearly this hasn't been practiced at all whatsoever... and the archaeopteryx has no saddle, reins or any other riding equipment whatsoever. It's a wild creature, and Hijikata doesn't own it, so he never even thought about trying to add some security measures to his flights.]