Sai, I don't understand why you're still doing this. We are on the march. We do not have time for you to write down everything that I say. Yes, even if you only do it when we are in camp.

Fine. It will not change anything.

Our warband has too much in the head and not enough in the arm. Yes, I mean you. And Drang as well. It is good we march to fight cats and not dragons. The dragons would eat us all when only three of us are strong.

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But you are useful. You know the dragons like other orcs don't. This keeps Krag and Helga alive. It is not a strength orcs value, but it is still strength.

I am angry they sent us north instead of south. They do not trust us to kill dragons. Instead we must kill cats. Cats are weak and good only for weak orcs. I am not weak, and my warband is not weak. Even with you and Drang.

Go to bed. I'll take the first firewatch. And get rid of those dragon parts. They upset Krag.

—The Research Notes of Karn "Sai" Wulfgar