Eagle Warrior by Gill Lewis

Author:Gill Lewis
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781800900141
Publisher: Barrington Stoke

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As the first rays of sun lit up the sky, Granny yawned and stretched. She hadn’t slept much either. “Let’s go then,” she said. “But I don’t think we’ll find anything. If Angus has killed the eagle, he’ll have hidden it and will be far away already.”

“What would he do with it?” said Bobbie.

“He’d probably destroy the tag and bury the eagle somewhere,” said Granny. “Its last signal will have been sent from here.”

“So the eagle watchers might come here, if they think this is the last place he roosted,” said Bobbie. “We can tell them we heard two shots.”

“There’s no proof,” snapped Granny. “And that’s the problem. Angus would say the shots were him out shooting foxes.”

Bobbie and Granny walked across the fields. Rain was in the air. Bobbie could feel it. Dark clouds had spread across the sky. A storm was brewing up in the mountains.

Bobbie scanned the treetops. She hoped and hoped to see the eagle but couldn’t spot him anywhere.

The wind rose and rushed through the trees, and above that came the sound of an engine.

“Shh!” said Bobbie, and pulled Granny into the shadows. “There’s Angus on his quad bike.”

They both crouched down and watched Angus switch the engine off and let his dog jump down. Angus began to scan the trees with his binoculars while he sent his dog away into the brambles. He walked up and down the track as if he was looking for something.

“What’s he doing here?” whispered Bobbie.

Granny peered out. “He’s looking for the eagle, of course. I think he shot it but didn’t kill it. It might be injured somewhere. He could be in trouble if the eagle watchers find it has been shot.”

Bobbie stood up and brushed the pine needles from her jeans. “Let’s find the eagle before Angus does.”

“Come on,” said Granny. “Let’s put him off.” She stomped through bracken towards Angus.

Angus spun around. He couldn’t hide the surprise on his face before he scowled at them. “What’re you doing here?”

“We heard shots in the night,” said Granny. “Thought we’d come and look.”

Angus just watched her.

“Looking for something, Angus?” said Granny. “An eagle, perhaps?”

Angus spat on the ground. “Why don’t you go and mind your own business?”

“This is my business,” snapped Granny.

“Mine too,” said Bobbie, stepping forward.

Angus glared at them, then turned and headed up the track, sending his dog into the forest again.

“Let’s go this way,” said Bobbie. “Let’s find the eagle before he does.”

Bobbie and Granny headed back along the southern edge of the forest, looking up into the branches and down across the forest floor. But it was difficult to see into the green gloom.

After nearly two hours of walking and looking, Granny sat down on a log. Angus had already driven away, but it didn’t look like he had found the eagle either.

“Where d’you think it is?” asked Bobbie.

Granny shook her head. “No idea.”

It was as if their eagle had vanished into thin air.

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