She certainly did know him! And her reaction was definitely appreciated as he chortled aloud and bobbed his head. He suspected she'd take it as a nod, and she wouldn't be wrong, but surely she had to realize by now that he wasn't an ordinary raven, like the ones watching her pendant swing with avidly bright black eyes?
The question that followed was both so close and so far that he almost fell of his branch from trying not to laugh out loud. He gave up after a moment, fluttering down to the ground at the edge of the cliff so he could still peer down at her, though the angle wasn't nearly so good now. "Smith!" he managed to get out, but he was still chortling and it was hard to speak through the wheezing rattle of the sound. Ah, good old Silversmith! I was daft to use the name, but it's worth it! he crowed, in his mirth slipping over into speaking through the Attuned mental link. The silver bangle is a nice touch, though! Silver for silver... ha! Properly poetic touch, that! He approved of it, though he liked to think he wasn't so easily bribed, even in his raven shape. A man had to have standards, after all!
The question that followed was both so close and so far that he almost fell of his branch from trying not to laugh out loud. He gave up after a moment, fluttering down to the ground at the edge of the cliff so he could still peer down at her, though the angle wasn't nearly so good now. "Smith!" he managed to get out, but he was still chortling and it was hard to speak through the wheezing rattle of the sound. Ah, good old Silversmith! I was daft to use the name, but it's worth it! he crowed, in his mirth slipping over into speaking through the Attuned mental link. The silver bangle is a nice touch, though! Silver for silver... ha! Properly poetic touch, that! He approved of it, though he liked to think he wasn't so easily bribed, even in his raven shape. A man had to have standards, after all!
