After a few minutes, Zach stopped his wandering and approached Zorian.
“I’ve thought of something,” he said. “What if you shapeshifted into a bird and simply flew around for a bit? I bet you could cover ground pretty fast that way.”
“I’d be dead in a matter of minutes,” Zorian said, shaking his head.
He’d thought of that idea already and discarded it immediately afterwards.
“The trees are pretty high here and full of things that prey on birds. If I fly
high enough to be safe, the ground would be beyond the marker’s detection radius. If I fly low, I’d probably get eaten by something.”
“Ah,” Zach winced. “Yeah, I didn’t think of that. And now that I think of it, the orb could easily end up being underground. Probably the best place to get some safety in a place like this.”
“That’s it!
