And easily spooked too, it turns out. The moment Akaya takes a careful step towards it to investigate further, it flies out of there in a hurry, heading straight for them before launching itself upward. A flurry of leaves and debris follow quickly behind, and Akaya barely has time to shield his face with his arm.

He glances up to watch the creature’s silhouette against the sky. Something like a bat, maybe? Definitely not bird.

“Uh. Hopefully it’s running from us?”