475 Cocktail

The stronger Radola crossed the weaker specimens before flapping its wings to stop its advance. It lifted its long neck and pointed its big beak at the sky to launch another loud screech, and the Tainted animals behind it echoed it.

Khan was genuinely bewildered. That behavior went against everything he knew about the Radola. According to the reports, they hunted in packs, and their aggression was impossible to keep in check. Yet, the very opposite was happening.

The weaker specimens' cries and the main Radola's stance gave clues that quickly built a hypothesis inside Khan's mind. Those Tainted animals hunted in packs, but that wasn't a hunt. It was a formal challenge from one king of the sky to another.