'Hullo' is one of those words that doesn't really need translating anymore, and Freckle chirps brightly in response, turning her head so she can look at Martin through first one eye, and then the other.
Daine watches the interaction, noting the way Martin seems to soften a little. It makes sense, really -- or it does to her. The People have always been easier for her to get on with than two-leggers, not just because of her magic, but because they're simpler. You know where you stand with them. They don't bother with the sort of fakery or needless drama that two-leggers sometimes do. And they get by better without words. If a sparrow likes you enough to hop onto your hand, that's the plain truth of it.
Freckle makes her way up to Martin's shoulder in a series of little hops, where she proceeds to pluck curiously at his collar with her beak. "She likes the pattern, is all," Daine explains as she finishes off her tea. "D'you want to head over to the clinic now? It's a bit much to walk, but we can get a cab easy enough."
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Daine watches the interaction, noting the way Martin seems to soften a little. It makes sense, really -- or it does to her. The People have always been easier for her to get on with than two-leggers, not just because of her magic, but because they're simpler. You know where you stand with them. They don't bother with the sort of fakery or needless drama that two-leggers sometimes do. And they get by better without words. If a sparrow likes you enough to hop onto your hand, that's the plain truth of it.
Freckle makes her way up to Martin's shoulder in a series of little hops, where she proceeds to pluck curiously at his collar with her beak. "She likes the pattern, is all," Daine explains as she finishes off her tea. "D'you want to head over to the clinic now? It's a bit much to walk, but we can get a cab easy enough."