“The strix dived at Meg. She dodged aside, whacking the flat of her blade against the bird's tail feathers as it rushed past, sending the unfortunate bird into the opposite wall, where it smacked face-first into the brick, exploding in a cloud of monster dust and feathers.
"Meg!" I said, "I told you not to kill it! You'll get cursed!"
"I didn't kill it. It committed suicide against that wall."
"I don't think the Fates will see it that way."
"Then let's not tell them.”