Chapter 5
Sunrise angled her wings and landed sharply on the sand. Her wings ached with exhaustion as she cast a weary glance at the area surrounding her. Sunrise's stomach warbled with displeasure and all pretenses of checking for an intruder were forgotten. She flopped down and dug into the sea bird. Her jaws dripped with blood as feathers flew. Hardly moments later the scrawny bird lay stripped down to bare bones. Swiping her tongue over her snout she rose to her talons. Sunrise's dark eyes cast a sweeping look at the ocean and turned to trek through the forest ahead, not looking back. As Sunrise peered around her in the semi-darkness of the forest a shadow whipped around her claws. The mood of the forest considerably darkened as a wing tip flashed. What if it's a soldier trying to take me to a queen? Could it really be a dragon? I'm not even sure where I am right now! Sunrise shivered with fear and in that moment, she almost wished for cruel Nightshade. "H...H... Hello?" She called out weakly. A looming shape stepped closer to Sunrise. The verdant undergrowth trembled as something pushed its way through. Through the growing fog Sunrise could only make out a shadow. She growled loudly and with each claw step forward she tried to muster some courage. I didn't come all this way to die! Sunrise thought angrily and stalked forward to face this shadow, or whatever creature it was...
