When they freshened up, Aiden asked Sarah how she is feeling.
"Our dinner is about half an hour hike away. Do you think you can do it? Or should I arrange transportation?", Aiden clarified.
Sarah listened, and her mind heard what she wanted. 'Hike? Birds!' She nodded enthusiastically. "I am totally fine with birds! I mean… with hike…"
Aiden laughed.
They walked through the jungle, making a stop occasionally for Sarah to try getting any of numerous birds to get on her hand, unsuccessfully. With her delays, that half an hour hike lasted more than one hour. Sarah was busy going from one bird to another and didn't notice that they are going uphill.
Only on the last stretch when they walked out of tropical foliage and faced stone steps which spiraled around a mountain-like-rock, she noticed that they are quite high up, treetops were below them, and they were still climbing.
