Editing Bird (section)

===Volume 5===
The goblins ended up setting up a more permanent residence in the inn and were hired as supplementary guards. Bird was given a mission by the hive to keep an eye on them,<ref name=":5" /> but for the most part he spent his time guarding the inn and shooting birds. This daily life was interrupted when [[Face-Eater Moths|Face Eater Moths]] attacked Liscor and the inn.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/07/28/5-07/ Chapter 5.07]</ref> The amount of moths quickly overwhelmed Bird as they swarmed him heavily damaging his tower, and breaking his recurve bow as well as severely injuring him. Bird was saved by the inn inhabitants and he rejoined the fight using his original crude bow.<ref name=":6" /> ''[[Moth's Attack on Liscor|For more information on the attack of the Face Eater Moths see its associated article.]]'' In the aftermath of the attack, Bird briefly had to stay in the basement of the inn though he did find ways to get back onto the roof even before the third floor and his tower was rebuilt.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/08/18/5-12/ Chapter 5.12]</ref><ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/08/25/5-14/ Chapter 5.14]</ref>
[[File:Bird+FreeQueen by GridCube.jpg|left|thumb|[[Free Queen]] & Bird, by [[Fanworks/GridCube|Grid Cube]]]]
At a later date Bird was called back to the free hive in order to provide proof of his contributions to the hive. This served to show his oddness compared to not just the other regular Antinium, but also the other former chess club members. When walking through the hive, Bird couldn't keep himself from singing and fidgeting which temporarily halted the entire procession around him. When he met up with the other individuals he was much less focused on doing "things of note" and benefiting the hive. Instead, he focused on birds.<ref name=":5.33 B">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/10/30/5-33-b/ Chapter 5.33 B]</ref> Regardless, the others were extremely jealous of him due to his fortress of fluff where he slept and due to the fact that he was being paid by Erin. They also noted his odd chess playstyle which focused entirely on trying to make pictures of birds regardless of victory or defeat. This playstyle would even allow him to occasionally win against Erin, a feat that few could achieve. Despite all of this, his immediate use to the hive was in doubt, so when he met with the queen, the others tried to protect him or guide him in what to say. Of course, Bird's mental immaturity was quickly spotted by the Free Queen. She moved to correct what she saw as a flaw by killing him, but on the verge of his death, Bird sang another song which is something no worker on Izril had ever done. The queen stopped killing him when she heard this and attempted to keep him there, but Bird again surprised her by refusing - this refusal included her offering to fix his mind. Bird was released back to the inn with a promise to return to sing to the queen again later, and he was also given enough gold coins to buy the best new bow he could.<ref name=":5.33 B" />

On the night after Bird came back with his bow, he had a chance to use it when he signaled the alarm of [[Raskghar]] attacking the inn.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/11/03/5-34/ Chapter 5.34]</ref> With his shooting and alarm, the inn managed to repel the attack killing most of the Raskghar that came to the inn along with the cave goblins that came with.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/11/06/5-35-h/ Chapter 5.35 H]</ref> Bird continued to defend the inn from subsequent Raskghar attacks during the following nights. During one of these, he got into an accidental archery duel with Halrac, nearly killing him thinking that himself and [[Badarrow]] were trying to shoot Halrac for an unknown reason. Bird was confronted with this childish decision and had to deal with the consequences of his actions.<ref name=":3" /> During the chaos of the attack, Bird and everyone else in the inn missed Mrsha getting abducted. Bird saw this as another failure on his part and to resolve it, he ventured into the dungeon on his own to rescue her.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/11/20/5-39/ Chapter 5.39]</ref> Bird was found in the dungeon by other adventurers that had come down to save Mrsha and [[Ceria Springwalker|Ceria]]. Bird was surrounded by the corpses of moths and again very injured.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/11/24/5-40/ Chapter 5.40]</ref> Bird came back to the inn where he supported the adventurers in the dungeon. While he shot arrows, Erin used the [[Magical Door|magical door]] to retrieve Mrsha. <ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/12/08/5-44/ Chapter 5.44]</ref>

Once Mrsha was retrieved and things had settled down a bit, Bird finally got his chance to talk with [[Bevussa Slenderscale|Bevussa]], the gold-rank adventurer that he'd seen earlier who looks like a bird. Despite a shaky start, Bevussa found out that Bird was only two years old and that his fascination with birds was innocent. She ended up trading him one of her feathers for four of the ones he'd brought. This became his most treasured possession.<ref name="Interlude – Bird" />

Eventually, the Goblin Lord made his way to Liscor. Preceding him though was [[Greydath]] who had come to test promising goblins. He attacked the Redfang Elite Warriors, but Bird was able to provide support from his tower. Bird nearly to hit Greydath with a [Piercing Shot], which triggered the memory of [[Velan]]'s death in Greydath and, in a fit of rage, the goblin threw his greatsword at the tower. This blew apart Bird's tower and tore through half of his body. On the verge of death, Bird was brought to the hive where his only chance of survival was to be brought directly to the queen.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/01/15/5-53/ Chapter 5.53]</ref> Even with the Free Queen personally overseeing Bird's safety, it wasn't until she got help from the other queens that he was stabilized. Once he was able to, Bird proceeded to cry despite not being able to produce tears.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/01/22/5-54-2/ Chapter 5.54]</ref> Bird recovering in the hive did have some good effects, though. While he couldn't leave he was able to keep the Free Queen company which gave Garry some free time in which he could go to the inn. Bird brought back his fortress of fluff to recover in while in the hive.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/02/16/interlude-pebblesnatch-and-garry/ Interlude - Pebblesnatch and Garry]</ref>