Amara’s pov
They had descended while I leaned against a tree trying to catch my breath, their terrifying caws were the first thing I heard and before I could flee they had surrounded me encircling me the way vultures encircled carcasses.
Surprisingly, their wings were tiny, tiny black wings attached to their backs but enough to propel their huge ashy bodies.
I could tell that they were females, from the pieces of clothes tied across the chest area and waist. Their eyes were pure white with the absence of iris and pupil and their forked tongues protruded from their mouths dripping blood and I didn't want to know whose blood that was.
"Get away from me!" I snapped trying to put up a strong front and not to show them that I was weak at the moment. My limp arm was pushed against the tree a
