"Actually, yes, I was looking for your bird. But I won't eat him, as he is your's, not food. You horse is safe too, they tend to be hard to take down anyway, and the meat is too tough for the effort. Smarter than my average meal too."
Aiken walked slowly, looking back. "If they'd like to come, then they can follow too. Otherwise, I'd like to leave the spotlight for now. Besides, this form has a bigger appetite."


Not only that, but the Inarta can't talk to any old bird - they can only speak to the Wind Eagles because of a telepathic connection. So Kael can't actually talk to the bird. You'll need to fix that in future scenes. And be sure not to make any more 1-2 line replies. That's outlined quite clearly in the Rules for Posting.