Spotted Eagle Mountain that shattered feeling, well the cause of it's a lesson learned

she turned, and merrick's heart paused in a beat of contemplation to see the shade of insanity reflected back upon him like a mirror. however, he had very little time to consider this, for the winged devils raking through the air behind the girl were nearly upon them both.
though every instinct tugged him back toward the cover of the forest, the boy tucked his head and began to lunge awkwardly in her direction. pain sent a twisting spasm along his shoulder with each step, but merrick seized the next moments to attempt a deliberate collision with the girl, knocking them both to the ground the same second one of the enraged eagles descended upon the pair.
agony shot through the side of his face; merrick cried out and writhed upon the stony earth as blood poured from a torn ear and anguish reverberated in his leg, nauseatingly harsh beneath the warning screams of the mountain bird.