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Elwood could tell from Fiadh's stiffened shoulders that she wasn't exactly pleased about Niamh's presence, but the young Blackthorn replied to her in ptero anyway before turning to address her father. Rather than speak aloud, she continued to sign, asking if she could have a moment alone to talk with him. His gaze slid to Niamh as he prepared to politely ask her to excuse them, but she seemed to have gotten the picture, whether she understood Fiadh's rapid gestures or not.

"Thanks," he called after her, then directed his attention back to his daughter. "What's up, Fee?" he asked, foregoing the sign language for a more comfortable and efficient method of communication. He had certainly improved his ability to use ptero, but still wasn't nearly as fluent as Towhee, or even Finley.