[The initial plan isn't to raid the village, but it's something that stands out starkly among the foliage, especially to Kaoru. Walking past it would probably be the best option here, but it's not one that Kaoru can (or particularly wants to) take, choosing instead to skirt the perimeter before stepping inside, soundless and quiet.
Oona's words stand out starkly in the silence by contrast, loud when nothing else echoes in the ruined area but the chitter of alien birds and the buzz of insects. A few seconds pass in silence, and then:]
iii!
Oona's words stand out starkly in the silence by contrast, loud when nothing else echoes in the ruined area but the chitter of alien birds and the buzz of insects. A few seconds pass in silence, and then:]
Give it back to whom?