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Falcon Hunter — Description

"The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim." - Sun Tzu
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Luke saw an ad saying, "Learn how to hunt like a falcon." The address was for a house in the country far away from anything else. Intrigued by the offer, he called to accept and drove out to the remote location. When he got there, he saw an old woman surrounded by many different kinds of birds. There was a hawk, an eagle, a robin, a cardinal, a bluebird, and some birds he did not recognize. Some were in cages and some were roaming free.

"Are you the one who teaches falcon training?" asked Luke.

"Yes," smiled the old woman. "In a manner of speaking."

Luke found her answer a bit strange but did not think much of it. The old woman got out a feather and rubbed it on his face while chanting in a language he could not understand. It was a falcon feather and it started glowing. He felt his face itching where it had been touched by the feather and scratched it. That was when he noticed the facial hair in the area touched by the feather had disappeared.

The changes spread across his face. They also happened in his fingers which spread to his hand and then his arm. Luke touched his arm with his other hand and the changes started happening there too. Any part of his body that he touched changed as well. His body changed from male to female. Wings sprouted out of him, or her, and a beak formed around the area of her nose and mouth. Her clothes turned into a combination of feathers and some sort of uniform which ironically included falcon gloves on her hands.

"I name you Lina, the falcon girl," declared the old woman. Lina found herself unable to object and that became her name.

"Why have you done this to me?" gasped Lina still not completely believing what had happened.

"I am going to teach you how to hunt like a falcon," the old woman explained.

"Why did I become female?" wondered Lina. It was not the most important question but she found herself unable to ask anything about becoming a falcon.

"The feather I used came from a female falcon," replied the old woman as if that explained everything.

She pointed to some pigeons. "I want you to chase them," she commanded.

Lina felt compelled to chase the pigeons. She singled one out and followed it. She was moving faster than she had ever moved before, not counting being in an airplane, but the pigeon was fast too. Eventually she gave up her pursuit and returned to the old woman.
"The pigeon was able to see you coming and avoid you," said the old woman. "What you need to do is dive down from above. The pigeon will have no time to react."

Lina tried again. This time she flew high into the air and selected a new pigeon as her target. The pigeon was flying casually and did suspect a thing. She dove down, becoming the fastest creature alive. The pigeon did not stand a chance. She grabbed the pigeon and returned to the old woman with her prey.

"Very good," commended the old woman. "You are getting the hang of it. With my help, no pigeon will be able to get past your keen eye."
When Lina saw the ad to "hunt like a falcon" she had no idea this was what was meant. She wondered what else she had in store for her and what else she would have to hunt. Whatever the case she found herself unable to leave and she had no place to go even if she could. She would just learn how to hunt like a falcon.