Gyrfalcon's Keep This world falls on me

Once again somehow, through conversation, he and another ended up being completely on the wrong page. At first he didn't think he'd heard right, and then he was fairly certain he gave a valid impression of a deer caught in the headlights. If he knew what headlights were, that is.

"Ahh, no... Osprey's my friend too. But just my friend." Good gods, at least she wasn't here to hear this conversation. The second one in such a short time when he could feel the heat of embarrassment flushing his undercoat.

"She is pretty awesome though, especially for adventures. Where's she taken you?" Steering the conversation away from that avenue, he hoped that Charon would latch onto the excitement of detailing some of these brave exploits instead.