"I will have no more trouble seeing than any other scout. I will not stray far; if I am needed, I will hear."<br/><br/>With that, Swiftbeak limped out of the courtyard and spread his wings. His ascent was as sudden and effortless as ever; a leap with his hindlegs and a few flaps and he was well on his way to being a speck in the sky. The landing would be harder, but that wouldn't be for many hours yet- for now, he was a silent vigil in the darkening skies above the forest, circling endlessly in search of the slightest disturbance.