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She watched him watch her eagle, a small smileon her lips. "Yes, love. There's a spell for just about everything. But the one that speaks to animals? It is a useful spell, though many do not realize it. Far to0o many believe that animals are not intelligent, at least no match for a human. And while they don't share the same cognitive ability, there are plenty of animals whose perception I would trust over most any person's. Like Nicodemus here.
He has been my eyes and ears in places that I cannot go, or should not. Corvids are very curious creatures. They enjoy things that sparkle and shine. They are occasionally thieves. But they see much. Always watching, listening, taking it in." Her voice had fallen to a musical cadence, and out came her wand. She pointed the thing at Dev, seeming to draw a curlicue with it.
She asked her question out loud, amber eyes settling on the eagle, who then looked at her in return. "What do you think of him, Demus?" The eagle "spoke" in a voice, male and cultured like his mistress. "He'll do, but why does he wish to take up with scavengers like ravens and crows? It makes me doubt his good taste."