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She nearly missed his answer as the possibilities swarmed her brain. But Bat blinked back to a focus and caught most of what Tegan said. Although she didn't know the sound by name, she thought she knew the place. She could even show Tegan the way. It would mean formally throwing in the towel, plus quite likely returning home directly afterward. Bat surprised herself by recoiling a little at the thought, particularly when she considered how Wildfire would react. The Goufa had come to dread her mother's intense emotions.

"I want to go with you," Bat said. "I want to be a scout and do missions," she added, surprising herself again with the genuine vehemence in her own voice. The former lazy bones had changed quite rapidly in the past week or so following her nomi's departure. "If I take you to the sound, will you take me with you after that?" The Goufa didn't know if he'd head back home to these Redhawks he'd mentioned or if he typically spent much of his time on the road. Bat didn't care. She realized she would rather go anywhere than back to a nomi-less Drageda.