Flikkial’s wings shot up, and the tail buried itself harmlessly in her flight feathers. She could feel Ripper’s claws digging into her back, so she twisted herself and whacked him with the end of a huge wing. She squirmed her long body, trying to escape in the moment of confusion.
(XD
Fab)
Riski empathetically sat by the cage. He felt bad for the silver penna. It didn’t seem fair that she had to fight a Speed Beast. “If only that arena was big enough for soaring,” he said. “Of course, no arena could ever be big enough. Only the endless seas can truly be big enough. Men have narrow imaginations, they don’t build as big or as beautiful as they could. As nature.”Flikkial was brought, staggering, to a nearby cage. When the door was opened she didn’t even try to stop them from pushing her in, instead lurching forward. She put herself into a corner and stared moodily at the wall. She had been given the anti-venom, but that didn’t mean she was instantly back to perfect.
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Grevyn reemerged right before the food arrived. She could smell it. She was talented that way. She happily accepted the beef she was given and flew around the humans’ heads affectionately.
She noticed Cali turning up her nose at some of the mango.
“Gonna eat your mango? Get used to it,” she said. “I know it’s not your fancy jungle fare. But it doesn’t get any better. And it’s good for you. I’ve eaten their food all my life, and look at me.”
She loop-di-looped in the air in front of Cali, displaying her physical prowess, lean, gleaming muscles, and beautiful shining golden scales.