Asaeya hurriedly referred to other scrolls, memorising them all before rushing out. She entered many houses to find other bits and pieces of information.
At dawn, she accompanied Inala to return to their cave, stating in worry, "It's a scheme."
"What type of scheme?" Inala asked.
"The Pranic Beast in the river is an ally of the Rockatrice." She said, "They're collaborating with each other to use the Slump Lizards as a whetstone. Their purpose is to use the constant threat and repeated battles to make the Ravaged Tribe adapt faster. Basically, a forced evolution through the concept of survival of the fittest."
"Where's the other Ravaged Tribe?" Inala asked, intending to send an Empyrean Zinger Scout to scout the area.