OK. Lets first start off with an outpost called Corvid Copse. To kinda set the story up. Hidden deep in the rainforest, Corvid Copse was inhabited with all the corvids of the forest. They liked to be left alone, happy with their own company. It was the home of Sarokay, a very well known healer. Almost everyone knew his name, because of all the miracles he performed. He was constantly on the move, helping all the birds he could throughout the rainforest. One night as he was flying home, he heard someone screaming his name. It was coming from a young scarlet ibis. She was caught in an old, infected tree. ( it carried a parasite btw ) Sarokay being alone, he didn't really have many options to save her. Frantically panicking, he decided to peck at the tree to create an escape. Grateful, the young ibis thanked him and flew away. He did the same tailing behind her to keep a safe eye. He dropped her off at the mangroves knowing that she'd be safe there. Sighing of relief, Sarokay took off into the sky heading for home. He could see the trees below, looking like hands trying to grab him from the canopy below. His beak felt a bit stiff, like it was being held shut. He licked his beak, seeing if that would help. ( he just caught the parasite ) But it just made it worse. It was almost like glue, sealing his mouth shut completely. He wondered where this substance came from, It was almost supernatural. Regarding this issue aside, he still tried to fly home even with his stamina dropping by the second. It was kinda like this force was taking over his body, making him weak. Seconds turned into minutes, and minutes turned into hours, home didn't seem possible to get to at this hour. Tired weak, and hungry, Sarokay decided to swoop down on a tree and rest there until the morning. He thought of the tree that the ibis was caught in, could it have come from that? Surely not, he knew almost all sicknesses in the rainforest and even what caused them.
