Sun Mote Copse she's been living on the highest shelf

She spoke to him in gibberish, and the tawny male tried to recount his original meeting of the silver woman--from what he recalled, despite his focus having been sharply upon Towhee, relieves and frustrated by her escape from the Grove's confines, he couldn't recall anything other than English. 

All he thought he understood from her words was something about an ego. Did she think he had an ego?

He flashed a cheeky grin. "No clue what you just said but I'll be magnanimous and assume it was all compliments," he decided.