Cavalry of Fowls

We all stared, I mean... You would too. We were told that the Lords of Arnosht had a strange cavalry, but I don't think any of us expected them to arrive on chickens. At least, that's what we all thought upon seeing them charging towards us in the distance, but as they got closer, we realized that those birds must be significantly bigger than a mere chicken, in fact, they might even tower over our horses.

And with the diminishing distance, more details of those creatures started to be visible. Like the giant beaks and sharp claws and murder in their eyes. Hell, the more I think about it the more it looked like the stuff on their back was just a sack, because nobody sane would get close to those creatures.

I am not proud of it but I ran. I just picked a random direction that didn't look like an immediate death and just ran. I thought they were going to fight our army, but just based on the screams, they went through my brothers in arms in less than ten minutes.

I forced the horse to go through the thick forest, risking its life, both by breaking bones and by running it to the ground. I thought it would be enough for me to get away, because who would care about one deserter.

Turns out, the Arnoshtian cavalry did. The entire forest behind me was moving. At first, I thought it was wind and my imagination, but then I heard the little squawks.

I could almost swear that I understood what those mean. Blood. There is a flock chasing me chanting blood, blood, blood and I know it's almost over, I can hear it in the breathing of my horse, the only reason why it's still running is that it realizes what is behind us. I made a mistake by choosing to run, it would have been over if I didn't, but I am too scared to stop. I just hope it will be quick.