-Consequences- (Canyon)

With some trial and error to help guide her beak, the second egg that Ember grabs is taken up successfully without damage.

The squawking cry from a third crow, sounding from somewhere behind the embattled eagle, was a guarantee that Cedar's quest, on the other hand, had just gotten more difficult.

"You couldn't catch a wingless pigeon!" The first crow cackled back with menace. He'd now landed on a slender branch a short two feet in front of Cedar, where his shiny black form bobbed with expert balance under the weight of movements and the frequent sting of wind. The second crow had now landed above him, and joined her mate in the brutal reprimanding of the intruder, "Probably couldn't catch a fish on land, with those flying skills! Now piss off!"

The third crow let her younger companions dole out these verbal attacks, while she darted in for a quick hit and run of the raptor's shoulder.