The next morning, the men discuss the situation. They've searched through the ruins, but they haven't found any reptile's body. They don't think they'll be able to get away from here, so they're going to have to ride a bike up the mountains to get there. Sergeant Brown points out that this is a "special order" from the bishop, and they need to catch the "devil" pronto. He's also glad that he's alive, because he always seems to survive in the face of danger. Annan chimes in that they were also surprised by the woman's appearance, but that they'd been more surprised by his broken leg. He says that the woman is letting the horse go because it was a "horse she whinny patted you" . They need to get back to their mission, he says, and he asks if they should be more careful about going to the "gathering place" of the "mammalian army" , which is where they planned to go to get some supplies. He asks if it's normal for him to be suspicious, given that they are on a secret mission, but he says that he doesn't want to talk about it in front of his subordinates. He tells them that the place on the map is the one they've been planning to return to, and that they should go there first to get supplies and then cross the border by car