It would be rather interesting to know why Bitsa knew how to work a compass, since he would likely not be able to use one with such large paws.  But that may be a question for another time.   The explanation was rather confusing, and did not help so much unfortunately.   Fire would stick to his own methods.    So long as the needle pointed north, he could get his basic directions, without needing to adjust the silly dial.<br/>The black gryph sat down, slightly apart from the striped duo as they cuddled.   The cold bit, but his own internal furnaces kept him warm.<br/>"Food?   Hmmm, does this mean I get to really see how a tiger hunts?" he asked with a grin.  "Or is this going to be part of my 'acclimatization' to desert heats?"  The gyrph kind of doubted the latter, since they were so close to starting the trek itself.  But one never knew!