“You're looking for a staff called the Root of the World. It's a powerful twist of woven roots, back from before the haranir traveled deep into the mountain.
It's irreplaceable, as Aksem knows. So if a rutaani petalwing stole it, that's embarrassing. The only way for everyone to save face is to get it back.
Search the nests of the bigger birds. They've been trained to look for more valuable items.”
