{~\*>Wings of War<*/~}

“Oh Tiny! You’re hurt. Here, just clean it out with some water,” Sunny had Tiny dip her neck in the creek. “I was trained a little by a healer,” she said. “But I decided to be a broody. I liked it much better. Thank you for helping me save Ziv.”
The small chick looked up at Tiny with forever growing adoration.
“Now, lets go get something to eat.”
Sunny led the way to a clearing. In the soft mud were Xerxes’ foot prints, so she knew it was safe. “When you find something for them to eat, pick it up carefully without swallowing, them drop it. Cluck like this. Then let them grab it.”
Tiny did exactly as Sunny had shown her, letting Fola eat the food Tiny gave her. "Was that good?" She asked Sunny, glancing around.
 
Beth looked up from digging into a half-buried rotting log to check her surroundings. A flicker of whatever Egret's feathers are colored caught her eye, but she could tell it was a chicken and decided to investigate. She slipped quietly through the foliage towards the shape, whom she could now recognize as Egret. He wasn't facing her, so she stopped and studied him for a moment. He was standing on an old stump, head tilted so one eye was on the sky, watching a flock of crows soar past. "Egret?" She called, stepping out of the bushes where he could see her.
Egret looked back. "Oh, hi Beth.", Egret clucked softly but quickly looked up as a sparrow flew overhead. "How're you?", he asked before preening his wing for a second.
 
Bigmamma opened her mouth to speak but Fola was the one who spoke. "You could train Bigmamma and Mom could train Tiny!" She chirped. "I mean, if they`er okay with that."

Bigmamma laughed. "If anything, she sure has enough of that to go foraging with you."
(Traveling back in time.....)
"That would be great!" said Singing Heart.
(Present in WWII time. XD)
Singing Heart lead Bigmamma into the forest, humming fragments of a tune. "Hush, hush, go-o to sleep, to-day you learned so many things, to wander, scratch, and play and sing.... Children, children go to sleep, many days ahead of you, precious futures great, someday, someday ahead of you, precious futures great...."
 
Tiny did exactly as Sunny had shown her, letting Fola eat the food Tiny gave her. "Was that good?" She asked Sunny, glancing around.
“Perfect! But be excited when you cluck. Kinda dance around, hold it from them for a second, then let them have it. Let’s go get a drink.”
 
(Traveling back in time.....)
"That would be great!" said Singing Heart.
(Present in WWII time. XD)
Singing Heart lead Bigmamma into the forest, humming fragments of a tune. "Hush, hush, go-o to sleep, to-day you learned so many things, to wander, scratch, and play and sing.... Children, children go to sleep, many days ahead of you, precious futures great, someday, someday ahead of you, precious futures great...."
Bigmamma walked after her, humming along but not saying the words.
“Perfect! But be excited when you cluck. Kinda dance around, hold it from them for a second, then let them have it. Let’s go get a drink.”
"Okay!" Tiny clucked. Then hesitated. "Can I ask you a question? Like, a weird and kinda personal question?"
 
Bigmamma walked after her, humming along but not saying the words.

"Okay!" Tiny clucked. Then hesitated. "Can I ask you a question? Like, a weird and kinda personal question?"
(oster)
"Scouting is easy. You can't say that for many jobs. You just have to find edible stuff and keep a watchful eye on your surroundings."
A grasshopper hopped by and Singing Heart snatched it.
"For now, we can look for berries and seeds. Then we can learn to catch live prey, which isn't necessary for survival, but gives you a professional reputation. Then we will learn to lift heavier things. All easy. And we might have to help the healers out every once in a while. They like that." A thrush flew overhead. "What was that? Oh, a thrush. I can be easily distracted by my surroundings, which is good, so you can sense danger. Also, I must do some necessary battle training with you, in case anything bad happens.... like with those other flocks... or predators. Sorry this all might not make sense to you, I'm over excited, you're my first fledge."
 
(oster)
"Scouting is easy. You can't say that for many jobs. You just have to find edible stuff and keep a watchful eye on your surroundings."
A grasshopper hopped by and Singing Heart snatched it.
"For now, we can look for berries and seeds. Then we can learn to catch live prey, which isn't necessary for survival, but gives you a professional reputation. Then we will learn to lift heavier things. All easy. And we might have to help the healers out every once in a while. They like that." A thrush flew overhead. "What was that? Oh, a thrush. I can be easily distracted by my surroundings, which is good, so you can sense danger. Also, I must do some necessary battle training with you, in case anything bad happens.... like with those other flocks... or predators. Sorry this all might not make sense to you, I'm over excited, you're my first fledge."
Bigmamma smiled. "Okay! Nah, it does, your fine."
 
Egret looked back. "Oh, hi Beth.", Egret clucked softly but quickly looked up as a sparrow flew overhead. "How're you?", he asked before preening his wing for a second.
"Just... Foraging... I guess," she replied lamely. She glanced behind her, as if looking for something, then pecked the ground awkwardly."Any hawks about?" she asked.
 

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