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“Woa! Hey, hey, shhh.” The callicorns behind them wailed in warning as she approached the enormous downed bird.
They climbed up an outcropping to where a bush lay. “I really hope this works for you…” they mumbled under their breath as they plucked a large fruit.
They cautiously made their way down. As they approached the creature through the bitter cold snow it screeched. Despite its pain it attempts to flare its wings.
“Hey… I'm trying to help you here…” they glare at the bird. “Dispite the fact you're probably the one who tried to kill potato.” They gesture behind them at one of the larger callicorns in their herd.
They crept closer and tossed the berry toward them. These had assisted their callicorns through harsh conditions and multiple owl attacks.
The feathered beast opened its gapping jaw to swallow up the fruit. The pitch black feathers and porcelain like mask shifted. Perhaps it was their imagination but the fowl creature had changed.
The feathers gained a brownish tint. The lifeless hollow eyes regained some spark, some life. It reared up, flaring out its wings as the blood coating the feathers evaporated.
They gripped their staff stumbling backwards to their herd. They raised their staff above their head ready to call their callicorns into a stampede if it turned violent.
Instead the beast twisted its long neck to stare deep into their soul before taking off. They relaxed watching the shape shrink into the sky. “Weird fuckin’ bird.” They muttered calling their callicorns back to them.
They had managed to find a shielded glade to protect from the cold. However when they woke up it was to the panicked sounds of their herd. They jolted upright, grabbing their staff and froze at what they saw.
The giant owl from before sat perched on one of the pillars littered around. It looked down at them silently before letting out a trill and setting flight, knocking down the pillar they were on.
“Most kids have cats or dogs. Some have sheep and goats, a few even parrots. But not me, no for some reason I have a herd of weird sheep yaks and a demonic owl thing that stalks me yay…”