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Ami is about to protest when Jax places his hand on her shoulder. "Hon, we agreed that Wendell Dumein is the tie-breaker, remember?"

She takes a deep breath before nodding her head begrudgingly. "Fine…we'll do it your way," she grumbles, clearly not happy with having to wait while your quarry is allowed to run free in the forest. Larry just glances at you and nods, glad that she's not the fall person for once.

Balogh looks at the four of you and nods. "All right, then. Everyone head out, and I'll radio the base to see how long before backup arrives. Stay sharp and don't do anything rash in the meantime, like sneaking out to go hunting on your own," he says, directing the last phrase to no one in particular. The five of you march out of the forest and head back to the Armadillo, with Balogh keeping rear guard this time to make sure that no one runs off on their own.

You arrive back at the Armadillo without incident.

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