They hung their hopes totally on the ones from outside, praying and waiting for any help to arrive, just like myself.
"It's happening," I nodded, "and I'm here to help. However…"
"I can be your guide here," that dude ignored the enraged eyes of his mates, and stepped forward as he added, "when we reached this point a few months ago, the elders selected a bunch of us. Anyone with four wings and higher was given the task of acting as the guide for anyone coming from outside."
"So…"
"I'm going to tell you anything you want to know, and give answers to any question you have…" he paused, before all of sudden he knelt to the ground, "please… Do anything, everything, and save my people."
"Don't worry about that," I paused, while the images of my meetings with the old man back in the days before coming here flashed in my mind like an old movie, "I owe someone a big favour, and I'm kind of repaying this debt by saving you."
