Callum's attention is so focused on the fyrhund that he doesn't realize that the cinderscourge is hunting him until it's too late.
Talons pierce his side as he's yanked forcefully from his branch, a cry of surprise and pain leaving his beak. He struggles in the cinderscourge's grip as they take to the sky, his wings flapping angrily against his attacker's legs - but it's no use. He's well and truly trapped, and every bit of his struggle only serves to sink the cinderscourge's claws deeper into his flesh. He cries out again, and this time, there is a tinge of panic to it, because he cannot fathom a way out of this situation that doesn't end just as poorly. He struggles, the cinderscourge's grip tightens, and the fyrhund is entirely forgotten in the dry grass and trees below.
The only thing he can think to do is to shift, but his only other option is to turn human - and with the rapid blood loss he's experiencing, he isn't sure that he has the ability to shift, then shift again before he hits the ground. Nor does he know if he'll be able to fly off fast enough to escape his attacker.
This is it, he realizes.
This is how he dies.
Talons pierce his side as he's yanked forcefully from his branch, a cry of surprise and pain leaving his beak. He struggles in the cinderscourge's grip as they take to the sky, his wings flapping angrily against his attacker's legs - but it's no use. He's well and truly trapped, and every bit of his struggle only serves to sink the cinderscourge's claws deeper into his flesh. He cries out again, and this time, there is a tinge of panic to it, because he cannot fathom a way out of this situation that doesn't end just as poorly. He struggles, the cinderscourge's grip tightens, and the fyrhund is entirely forgotten in the dry grass and trees below.
The only thing he can think to do is to shift, but his only other option is to turn human - and with the rapid blood loss he's experiencing, he isn't sure that he has the ability to shift, then shift again before he hits the ground. Nor does he know if he'll be able to fly off fast enough to escape his attacker.
This is it, he realizes.
This is how he dies.
With quiet words I'll lead you in and out of the dark
