Reaper finally made it back to the threshold of their swamp. It had been frustrating with the crocodiles wanting his kills. But reptilian to reptilian, they soon let loose of his catch when hed shot streams of acid at them. Now that he was in boggy swamp water, he positioned the cows so that one was in his hind claws and another was in his front ones, while the last was in his jaws. He stretched out his large wings to first shake off the mud and excess water. Then he pumped them strongly to start lifting into the air. Such take offs were always difficult with the extra dead weight. But this time there was an added complication. As he'd positioned the cows, he'd had to stand upon them. Which embedded them in the silt of the river, creating a suction. It seemed he was hanging in the air, just hovering as he pumped his wings in flurry of movement. But slowly, ever so slowly, the suction holding him down released. He was finally able to gain altitude. Now he was on his way back to his family with the fruit of his labor.
May post them later (not sure if I actually want to make the species yet), but I'm going to go bake something, so be back later.)
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