"Ohh… nice bird you have there,"
Javier opened his eyes and saw a beautiful girl about his age, maybe 11, with long, glossy auburn hair styled impeccably and wearing an elegant dress adorned with intricate embroidery. Everything about her screamed "high nobility."
"Hmm?" Javier opened his eyes, lazily looking up from where he lounged against Buddy, his pekko.
"This bird... Are you its keeper?" she asked, her tone polite but curious, her gloved hand gesturing toward Buddy.
Javier blinked and furrowed his brows. "Huh!? What brat like you want?" he snapped, clearly annoyed by the interruption.
"Oi! Don't you dare disrespect our lady!" one of the guards accompanying the girl, stepping forward and placing a hand on the hilt of his sword.