[The toiling he'd been doing was tearing down tall blades of grass to act as materials for shelter or to be repurposed into 'firewood' for when night fell. Gray had been a boon in acting as a 'lookout' while he worked, letting him concentrate fully on his task without having to pause every other minute to peer around him suspiciously. In this land, being this small, every rustle or flash of movement could be a dangerous threat. Even something as benign as a dormouse was dangerous now.
No sooner had this thought crossed his mind did he hear Gray shout a warning, and he immediately dodged away from the blade of grass he'd been painstakingly ripping with his bare hands - just as his world was suddenly filled with a flutter of dark feathers and aggressive, ear-splitting chirping.
The invader landed far heavier than any bird should have. It towered over him like a demonic beast, its black feathers looking almost navy blue beneath the sunlight. Its bright orange beak stood out the most, as well as its beady eyes as it tilted its head to inspect the the 'insect' it had stumbled across.]
A blackbird.
[Byleth said it without thinking - grimly - and quickly cast a glance around for Gray. She hadn't been gobbled up had she?]
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No sooner had this thought crossed his mind did he hear Gray shout a warning, and he immediately dodged away from the blade of grass he'd been painstakingly ripping with his bare hands - just as his world was suddenly filled with a flutter of dark feathers and aggressive, ear-splitting chirping.
The invader landed far heavier than any bird should have. It towered over him like a demonic beast, its black feathers looking almost navy blue beneath the sunlight. Its bright orange beak stood out the most, as well as its beady eyes as it tilted its head to inspect the the 'insect' it had stumbled across.]
A blackbird.
[Byleth said it without thinking - grimly - and quickly cast a glance around for Gray. She hadn't been gobbled up had she?]