up up and away

Safe in the oversized talon, Vanta was able to relax miles further - though still she hung so far above the ground that her heart felt like it would pound out from her chest. She curved her small paws around the massive toes, distrustful of his grip even though he'd just saved her from the claws of something ten times smaller. Zephyr recovered at her warning, doing battle with the predator even with one limb very very occupied. "The snake is mine! Please don't hurt her!" She called out into the wind as she saw her companion's head pop out from behind the eagle's throat. It was fighting too, reducing the creature's oxygen to give Zephyr an easier kill. Vanta squeezed her eyes shut, the light flooding into them as the birds changed direction and the sun rose higher in the sky.

Even with her eyes closed, Vanta was intent on helping. Once Zephyr's other talon latched upon the eagle she could feel the disturbed air of it's struggles, alluding to it's proximity. She pushed her neck out toward it, snapping and biting to try and get her teeth into the featherless leg to rip and tear. Her assault did not last long before the feeling of falling returned, the wind pushing strong against her fur and flattening her ears, though secure and safe she was still in the talon. Zeph must be flying, and flying fast, she thought.