Bramblepoint that's my music

Caelum didn't notice the bird with Sialuk at first, or he might've acted sooner. He just waited around, staring straight into space with the occasional blink of his eyes, for Meerkat to start them up. By the time he saw the bird, it was because Meerkat referenced it and Caelum stared intently at it from then on. Even while Meerkat explained what they were going to do he stared at it, and his tail twitched while he felt his instincts prodding at him to take the prize. It was right there in front of them. Didn't anyone else see it? They must be dumb or simply had not noticed, he concluded, and he started to think about how he could get close enough to grab the bird.

Meanwhile, Meerkat explained the game as if there was not a bird in their middle. Caelum nodded, though his gaze was still fixed on Sialuk's bird the whole time. He licked his lips during question time, but waited for everyone else to start moving before he would come closer, as he knew that it would look suspicious to everyone, bird included, if he approached right now. It hadn't even occurred to him that the bird must be with someone, as he didn't think that befriending birds was a thing.