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Eli nodded and ordered Kell to back away and stay, pleased when predictably the canine moved about twelve feet away and laid down down. He was still watching the humans but was no longer growling or really close enough to be a threat.

The auburn haired man stared confused at the little thing for a moment, what exactly was it? Cute for one, he had to admit and he felt bad for letting Kell scare it, the poor thing must have been terrified. " What is he?" Eli asked, guessing at the creature's gender.

Kell peered at the creature from where he laid but made no move to come closer, it didn't look like a prey thing.

A spirit eh? Eli knew nothing about magic or fortune telling and honestly it seemed plausible to a degree. Plus if it was a private thing, the bond between the magic user and the familiar he supposed the horned man would want to keep that private. On the other hand spirits should not be picked up by Kell's nose which made that excuse illogical.

Still Eli nodded and smiled " Quite cute, does it have a name? Oh and sorry about Kell he's um getting up there in the years." Whatever it was the man had seemed to like it's owner and wasn't any species Eli knew of. Still as far as Eli could tell there was no need to report the man for having it and he'd done enough of sticking his and Kell's nose in other people's business.

" I'm Eli, and you both have interesting names " Not he strangest he had ever heard but definitely different. " Does Zia's have a particularly special meaning?"

Eli had to admit the creature's name suited it and was sort of whimsical in and of itself, not unlike a rainbow. He shook his head at Fao's question " Just passing by." Perhaps he should get going too, he found Zia to be highly interesting and he was quite curious about it , but it wasn't fair to make Kell lay there in boredom while he satisfied his own curiosity.

" You sure I can't reimburse you for the beer and the uh trauma?" Though at the moment Zia didn't look at all that distressed anymore, nor did it sound like it.

Eli smiled down at the small bird like thing " Kell's a dog, scent hound to be more specific, it means he spends a lot more time than a normal dog with his nose to the ground smelling things." He left off that Kell was a hunting dog, not wanting to scare Zia again.

Kell from where he lay watched Zia with curious brown eyes, his tail wagging just a little.

The man shook his head quickly, with the right commands Kell was harmless even with the most delicate of creatures. He called the dog to heel again and waited.

Kell rose slowly to his feet and trotted over to see the pair of humans and the strange feathered something that smelled just a little like the weird person from before. The dog sat obediently at Eli's feet, but his nose at least was well within touching distance for the small creature.