[ looks up - blinks at bird boy, curiously. he's seen more floating apparitions than he cares to count, and birds, and boys, but he's not sure he's seen that species before.

interesting.

but he moves on from that in a second. swings one his swords lightly as if testing it. ]

Considering our options... serviceable - it should remain in one piece, if nothing else.

[ and then, quite seriously: ]

We're not talking anything but rescue, here. You're not to turn it on another person, understand?