Chapter 113: Be Careful What You Wish For
The raven kept getting drawn back to the gathering as it imagined snacking on the tasty tasty morsels down below.
When he passed over again, he noticed something strange. The humans seemed agitated. Two of the tastiest were gathered inside the gate like they were on watch, and many, many other tastees were at the top of the wall, all vigilantly looking out.
There were always a certain number of them walking around up there but not nearly so many.
Why? What had changed?
It flew away as it mulled over the strange behavior, eventually landing to consider it. The raven, however, knew little about humans, having only heard stories from its stronger fellows.
The raven was crafty, though. It liked puzzles almost as much as it liked shiny objects.
After a while, it flew back over the gathering to see if there were further changes. It wasn’t much for counting, but a similar number of tastees were still at the top of the wall. The two tastiest were still inside the gate.
Hmm.
What could cause such behavior?
It flew far from the gathering and landed again. Hmm. What would cause it to be on alert if it were in the same situation as the humans?
That thought struck a chord. If it had a strong protector and that protector became unavailable for some reason, it would be forced to become more alert for danger.
That made sense. That might be the reason.