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He didn’t recognize the return greeting until after he’d finished ‘talking’ to the memory of his sister. His eyes widened and his smile slipped as he swiftly replayed the simple echo. If it had been an audible sound, he might have assumed the bird was one of those that could mimic the voices of others. But the reply had been to his mind, like those from the hunt he’d been on at the beginning of the season.
Rance’s head whipped up as he pushed to one knee, twisting to look up at the ‘bird’. Black feathers masked its species pretty well, but the shape of the beak was familiar, even in the dim light and writ smaller than he was used to. “Are you…?” In a flutter of his own feathers, Rance shifted and a raven stood on the roof where once a red-haired human had knelt. He blinked up at the stranger, beak slightly agape and continued, “Are you attuned, too?” If not, he’d feel a little foolish, but it was better than continuing to ignore someone who could obviously understand him.
Rance’s head whipped up as he pushed to one knee, twisting to look up at the ‘bird’. Black feathers masked its species pretty well, but the shape of the beak was familiar, even in the dim light and writ smaller than he was used to. “Are you…?” In a flutter of his own feathers, Rance shifted and a raven stood on the roof where once a red-haired human had knelt. He blinked up at the stranger, beak slightly agape and continued, “Are you attuned, too?” If not, he’d feel a little foolish, but it was better than continuing to ignore someone who could obviously understand him.
