Chances

Since the Academy started accepting more and more birds, boot camps have had to be split into genders. Then halfway through you get assigned to your team. Most birds are put with other birds and maybe a dog or two.

My first team was all birds. I was the "dog" of the group. A mean girl that loved to lift weights and fight others. I was in charge of making sure they were safe. They decided that orphan birds were best used for what my team specialized in. No one would notice if we disappeared or were killed.

I am the only bird left in my team. There are five bird teams left in the city I'm in. There's three times as many dog teams. It takes real time to gain my trust. I've been playing decoy for three dog teams. I don't trust them either. I wish the Academy got me used to working with dogs.