[Granted, Liem still can’t think of any other courses of action that would have been obviously better for evading this giant bird than diving into a crack in the ground, but he is still very aware of their awkward predicament now that they’re just trapped here like rats in a little burrow. As he maneuvers to his feet, accepting Quetz’s hand as he straightens next to her, he considers the noises and glimpses of giant, feathered avian up above with an intent frown.]

I could probably distract it with magic long enough for us to sneak off, but I’m sure it would notice if we tried to take the stone with us. That’s troublesome.

[They really do need to shoo the bird off properly if they want to actually continue off with their prize, and that is almost certainly going to be a dangerous proposition. But, perhaps Quetz is onto something with her suggestion. Maybe they don’t need to leave the relative safety of their shelter to discourage the creature from sticking around.]

Something small enough to throw? I suppose you could try.

[There’s bound to be something small enough around here, given her strength. Liem begins shimmying along through the crevice, eyeing the stones around them and underfoot. Most of them are simply too large to grab without immediately shifting all the other rocks out of place, but he spies one that’s just a little smaller than he is, lying propped between two larger stones nearby.]

Maybe this one…?