He clucked to his horse and urged her to trot along the perimeter where he had assumed position as the north guard. The mare's ears laid back flat against her head and she whinnied softly.Immediately shifting himself in his saddle, he strained his ears.Caws.Caws could be heard far off, probably about half a mile away by his estimation. His uneasiness grew, and he turned to head back toward the south guard when he saw them: Selpulchars—roughly translated means “the winged evil."A flock of magpies were in the lead, swerving madly. They were followed by huge, black, manlike creatures. In their wake, a windstorm followed, caused by the turbulence they created with their massive wingspans.Colin blew his horn and the south guard responded to the call. Men began to wake and grope for their quivers and arrows. In no time, the Selpulchars were swooping among the men and ripping off limbs with their clawed appendages.Colin saw her from across the camp. Rising into the air as the Selpulchar's claws dug into her scalp, she was swinging wildly over the raging battle below.He began firing arrows at the fiend, which were sticking out at odd angles from its thorax as the Sepulchar swooped over him.He aimed straight up above him, but Raena's body kept swinging into his shot.
