Description

Katharine tells Lorien about birds of prey (not the Star Trek kind, unfortunately). The Staircase features prominently. 

Sources:

• ⁠https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1133260919/an-owl-twice-attacked-a-washington-woman-a-biologist-says-its-becoming-more-comm⁠

• ⁠https://travellingbirder.com/can-an-owl-hurt-a-human/⁠

• ⁠https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/norfolk-county/owl-attacks-medfield-man-nearly-snatches-his-dog/AQ2G7FDOIRGJRD4OEMPOVS4GWU/⁠

• ⁠https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/owl-attack-killarney-provincial-park-1.6786893⁠

• ⁠https://wildbluepress.com/tiddy-smith-blog-owl-strength/⁠

• ⁠https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/08/11/woman-attacked-by-owl-while-morning-run-virginia-highland-neighborhood/⁠

• ⁠https://www.audubon.org/news/no-barred-owls-are-not-trying-kill-you⁠

• ⁠https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/23/angry-bird-signs-owl-attack⁠

• ⁠https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/outdoors/mom-of-child-attacked-by-owl-we-heard-no-warning/89-466345419⁠

• ⁠https://www.audubon.org/news/was-owl-real-culprit-peterson-murder-mystery⁠

• ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl⁠

• ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_trial⁠
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