Episode KLD-123a – The Peckrats

We soon found ourselves accompanied by small birdlike creatures that appeared almost tame, chirping at us and following us wherever we went. About knee high and seeming harmless enough we welcomed them and enjoyed their company. And, they seemed to enjoy ours, at least at first. Before we knew it there were many more of them than could be imagined. And, as the flocks of them grew they became emboldened, sometimes stealing a morsel from our plates, sometimes nipping at our fingers when we fed them, sometimes attempting to nip an ear or other appendage, until they were drawing blood regularly and their bites grew more insistent and their true intent and the horror was revealed, almost too late.