His mind wondered slightly, and he knew what he wanted to ask, but wasn't sure how to say it. "Um.... so Lucy. You can turn into an eagle?" His eyes shifted slightly, trying to avoid eye contact.
"You know I've never played that game, where you throw stones at birds." He finally, in his moment of self consciousness, realized his mistake by bringing the game up in conversation with a bird! Despite his apology, he knew a real Denval man would probably stop them from doing such a cruel thing, but he wasn't brave enough for that. He thought about how much he wanted to be brave. And that was why he decided to ask outright, and say exactly what he was thinking instead of skirting around the question.
"Lucy I want to see you change into a bird." He felt really guilty asking such an invasive question, but he hadn't really taken the time to try to make it sound tactful. If there really was a way to tactfully ask somebody to turn into a bird in front of you.
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