Mere minutes later, Edulcore Cicciotto, the Raptor, was looking at the assembly perched on a lower branch of one of the trees of the magical forest. The snow had begun to fall heavily, and the metahuman was wrapping himself in the long black and brown feathers of his arms.
A big, back raven fled suddenly on his right shoulder. "Phew! A last second save!" said the raven.
Euro's eyes opened wide.
"I'm Nippolo, don't you recognize me?" asked the raven.
"Nip? Can you change into a bird?"
"No, no! It was one of the fairies. I was chasing the lady, and then... zap! She turned me into this bird!"
"And why?"
The bird hopped, to give the back to Euro. Then raised his tail. "See? She stripped me of... my pride!"
"Ah ah ah. Birds have just a single cloaca. How appropriate! The fairy was smart." The Raptor seemed amused only on the surface. His eyes were looking away, to a green glow on the far side of the mountains.
The bird ruffled his feathers. "Yes, very funny indeed."
Both feathered being closed their wings to their respective bodies, as the air was getting colder.
Danny looked up to the Raptor, wondering why the Italian was so silent.
