" Movement on the plain caught her attention. She brushed his arm, clad in a worn leather tunic similar to hers, and nodded toward an ostrich striding in their direction. “It’s the male,” she whispered. “Just as we planned.” They had chosen dusk for this egg raid because that was when the males took over nest duty from the hens. "

― Gwynn White , Rebel's Honor (Crown of Blood #1)