In the vast, open sky, the rules are ancient and absolute. There is the hunter, and there is the hunted. Danger arrives from above, swift and without warning. The sharp pain of talons, the stunning blow of a beak. For an instant, the old story plays out as it always has.
But in this moment, something changes. A conscious refusal. The body flows like liquid, escaping the grasp. A dozen feet bel...
