You arrive at the top of the stairs of Aiguo's manse.
Blue Boy arrives a few minutes later, arms and legs shaking from the exertion.
"There," he pants, "There was- there was a road! Ohgodsmylegs."
"The road takes longer." you say simply as your still-inebriated thunderbird makes a messy landing to your left, skidding to a stop, but failing to prevent a rather jarring collision with a boulder the height of a pine tree.
You are working with rough tools at present.
hWhat now oh ninja?