[ if she's a fussy kitten, he's a broody hen; he rearranges himself a bit to resume sunbathing, paying no attention to her wiggling. if his body happens to curl around the spot where she's currently buried in his down, that's simply a reasonable position to take for comfort's sake. ]

Perhaps you are only a nestling after all. Nestlings are supposed to be foolish.

[ he continues thoughtfully, sounding more like he's speaking to himself than to her: ]

There are those with foreign magics here to learn from, and anything holding the power to trap me is something worth studying.