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310 JUAN FRANCISCO BLANCO the horses. I don’t want to have to leave them idle. Now, I need to get the crew ready to capture the Atoo warriors.” The crew, since they knew they were going for a long Gigantoraptor ride, had eaten their breakfast and packed their supplies quickly. Everyone was anxious to get started on their trek. “If we used the horses, it would take us two days to get to the north coast. And we would have to take at least one of the captives with us to find their camp. By flying, we will be able to spot them from the air. Their campfire smoke should make that an easy beacon to see. At first, they will believe we are the group of warriors over there in the bubble. My plan is surprise, but we do not want to kill the warriors, just capture all of them. We know that we are looking for twenty-one men, some may be out hunting food, so look for them from the air. It is possible that there may be two warriors in the air. We need to stay alert.” Bardala made the riding assignments by saying, “We need maximum coverage with each Gigantoraptor, so Tital will take Brilloso with him. I will take Kuó with me and he will be in fro