SuzEQ wrote:Can't find bird and can't go further Any Help?
You probably should have started a new topic for the bird "quest". If you haven't given up yet, here's what I remember from my recent replay.
That bird is optional, but worth all the trouble. You have to keep chasing it through the ancient ruins as he keeps running away. I think it takes about 3 encounters to finally get him to join. And I remember a bridge encounter, and 2 above ground and below ground encounters. Not necessarily in that order. You will gain lots of experience, though.
Personally, I think this is an Indi design element to gain levels without grinding.
I hope this helps. You will be replaying this game again, so make notes for the future.