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"And that is exactly the right attitude to have, sir. Follow me, please, they're in the back grazing right now. They're nocturnal, you see."
She led him around back and whistled softly to her breeding pair of Thestrals, which came trotting up, wings mostly furled but assisting to make their steps extra light.
"They're quite gentle, actually. Moreso than a regular horse, I expect. You can see them, I hope?"
"Damned things are right in front of my eyes. How couldn't I?"
He eyed the one closest with the air of a man in deep thought before speaking gruffly.
"Used to be a common sight, back in 'Nam. Omen of death we called it. We discovered later that they were just glorified vultures and shooed em when we could. When it was clear not everyone could see em, we decided as a whole not to ask any questions and tell no lies. Less savage then I recall though. What do you feed em?"
@Michale CS
He eyed the one closest with the air of a man in deep thought before speaking gruffly.
"Used to be a common sight, back in 'Nam. Omen of death we called it. We discovered later that they were just glorified vultures and shooed em when we could. When it was clear not everyone could see em, we decided as a whole not to ask any questions and tell no lies. Less savage then I recall though. What do you feed em?"
@Michale CS