บท 120: Ironclaw Eagle

"Now what?" Damien asked while looking at the next that was sitting at the top of the tufts of the leaves. 

"I will go and take it down," Thalia said to Damien. She paused and asked, "Will that be alright?" 

Damien nodded. Earlier, he had refused her to carry him because his pride didn't allow him to let a woman hold him in a princess's carry but he didn't see any problem with her bringing down the giant bird nest.

Upon seeing him nod, Thalia smiled happily and then flew to the top of the citronella leaves. She gingerly caught hold of the nest and brought it down. 

"It seems like the mother abandoned this one," she remarked as she placed the nest down on the ground. 

Damien peered inside and saw a lone egg lying between the eggshells. It was pitifully small, like a quail egg, and its shell seemed really thin.