Swiftcurrent Creek Keep your heart 'cause I already got one

Mae began to grumble something unintelligible in response to his thanks — but stopped short when Hirundo mentioned her face. Rude. She snorted.

What? Oh - that's old news, she told him, sniffing for the bird now. Unless ya mean my ears are bleedin' now cause you blew a hole in 'em. Mae pawed at her ears to check, wincing a little when she grazed the gash on her head. No bloody ears, at least.