Blackbeak Bluff Red is such a lovely colour on you but you won't be needing those

She came out of nowhere from his perspective, arcing gracefully through the air just in front of him with a coy smirk as he turned back to nip at a passing gull's leg. The boy's pale eyes widened as Ali touched down, scattering the winged vermin higher into the sky. "Woah," he couldn't help exclaiming even as the corners of his lips reached up toward his eyes. Amazing!

Truth be told, the gulls and their antics didn't bother him so much. Their nipping hurt a little, but Lucas had a good tolerance for pain and had endured worse in training with the troupe. Even still, their insistence was annoying, and Ali so expertly sending them out of reach and wary was nothing short of impressive. "That was a crazy jump!" he blurted, swinging his puffy tail with interest as he padded a few steps closer. "Where'd you learn to do that?"

Maybe she'd been part of a circus too and somehow knew where his troupe had got to.