[ the movement is lightning-fast-- one moment the bird is seemingly giving the little beast its freedom as it releases its grasp.
the next, a great sharp beak ends the thing before it can flee. it's brutal, and gory, and a piece of the wild that keyleth cannot deny she revels in. but it's over in a blink! from where it hulks over its prize, the head turns almost all the way around, bright eyes eagerly blinking at girl. the head tilts one way and then the other, and her great body turns in place to face front. her feathers fluff up around her shoulders-- and then she screeches in pained surprise.
amid the feathers, up near her shoulder are still three arrows. the eagle manages to break off a few of the shafts with her beak. she squeaks pitifully, giving a rather human huff of frustration before flattening herself to the ground and trying again. ]
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the next, a great sharp beak ends the thing before it can flee. it's brutal, and gory, and a piece of the wild that keyleth cannot deny she revels in. but it's over in a blink! from where it hulks over its prize, the head turns almost all the way around, bright eyes eagerly blinking at girl. the head tilts one way and then the other, and her great body turns in place to face front. her feathers fluff up around her shoulders-- and then she screeches in pained surprise.
amid the feathers, up near her shoulder are still three arrows. the eagle manages to break off a few of the shafts with her beak. she squeaks pitifully, giving a rather human huff of frustration before flattening herself to the ground and trying again. ]