((Sounds like a party, Tur! I'd love to join your character))
Tero swore as black birds swooped at him mid flight, stabbing and plucking at every piece of bare flesh. Above him Sifa was recieving the same beating. Cursed birds he thought angrily, dodging a blow meant for his face Fly one inch too close to a nest and you're a target He would have admired the birds' courage to attack a foe so much larger than itself, if he wasn't the one being attacked. "Sifa!" He called the hawk to him. She followed him into a messy dive, avoiding outstretched branches with far mor dexterity than Tero. Tero alighted on the ground, while Sifa found a nearby tree. Tero crouched, prepared to fly off again if the blackbirds pursued. The blackbirds called off the chase, screeching warnings as they flew back to thier nests. Turning, Tero saw he was not alone. A woman (looking quite surprised) and a winged horse in a small clearing. He waved uncertainly, noting that, as his hair was a tangle of twigs and leaves and he was covered in numerous scraches and gouges, he probably looked quite unusual. "Hello." He said after a moment's silence. "I hope I'm not bothering anything"
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"Go ahead and play your silly game, Ed." Ferath lounged against the tree trunk. "You underestimate them and overestimate yourself. I'd much rather sit back and watch what happens."