Chapter 3
Kes folded back a wing, stretched out a taloned hand, and streaked in for the kill. His prey knew he had it in his sights, and it was frozen in fear. In seconds he would have dinner.
Abruptly the pedey snapped out of its trance, let out a sharp yip, and disappeared into its burrow. What…? Kes almost floundered, something he hadn’t done since he’d been a fledgling, but he caught himself, extended his wings again and veered off at an angle. He landed in a tree and watched, first in amazement—he’d never seen anything like the gray creature with one huge eye and wings that seemed fixed in place—then in disgust as whatever it was landed almost on top of the pedey village.
Kes spat out a whistling curse. He could kiss dinner goodbye.
His curiosity was piqued, however, when the side
