Chapter length: 3,400 words
Keeping the length under control :O We'll crack this puzzle yet, people.
You have triumphed in battle. Congratulations. You have faced down your first foe in mortal combat and survived. The birds of the Abandoned Rookery were once messengers for an empire that spanned from the Emerald Forest to the None-Shall Pass. They are probably the most harmless foes you will ever face in Isolation.