Then Rusmana turns them all into gorgons.
G.O.R.G.O.N.S
Anyway, why is it that your people get supernatural abilities?
Not that the Bird People really need them..
And I honestly doubt anyone would be able to catch them, at least over a short distance. They have long legs, strong muscles and light bones. Faster than a speeding ostrich.
“She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella.”
― Hogfather