Scouting for a safe evacuation point before we do anything reckless. [Without skipping a beat. He says it so earnestly, too.] From the sound of it, it might not be enough just to get the townspeople away. We need somewhere that can be defended.

[He shoots his angry bird a sidelong look. It's ignoring him.]

Once we have that, we can... bait them out. [Chicken dinner...] Then we'll be able to fight for real.