Battlesaurus
“As it spreads, it reveals a morning ground fog choking the trees of the forest.
Ten men wait at the gap in the fence, reluctant to venture into the hazardous brew of darkness and mist. Four more stand guard until repairs can be made. The fence will have to be strengthened all around the village, judging by the ease with which this firebird has pushed through it.
Birds and winged saurs paint the air with sound, a discordant dawn chorus of screeches and caws, a preposterous orchestra playing a grotesque score of dread and awe.
Willem hasn’t slept since the attack, and nor, he is sure, has anyone else. Sleep for Willem would have been a blessing. If he slept too long, he would miss the hunt for the raptor and no one could blame him for that, least of all himself.
But when the blackness of the sky turns to dull gray, he rises and quickly dresses, then holds open a canvas bag for Pieter, who clacks with innocent amusement as he scampers inside. Willem cannot look at him. He is carrying the... simple, trusting animal to an uncertain fate.MoreLess
Ten men wait at the gap in the fence, reluctant to venture into the hazardous brew of darkness and mist. Four more stand guard until repairs can be made. The fence will have to be strengthened all around the village, judging by the ease with which this firebird has pushed through it.
Birds and winged saurs paint the air with sound, a discordant dawn chorus of screeches and caws, a preposterous orchestra playing a grotesque score of dread and awe.
Willem hasn’t slept since the attack, and nor, he is sure, has anyone else. Sleep for Willem would have been a blessing. If he slept too long, he would miss the hunt for the raptor and no one could blame him for that, least of all himself.
But when the blackness of the sky turns to dull gray, he rises and quickly dresses, then holds open a canvas bag for Pieter, who clacks with innocent amusement as he scampers inside. Willem cannot look at him. He is carrying the... simple, trusting animal to an uncertain fate.MoreLess
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