Big feathered friend

He gave no complaint to her looking over him, deciding even the worst of the wounds didn't seem to need medical attention. Hos question brought a warm smile to her face and she waved her monochromatic tail behind her. "Aquila is the word for eagle in Latin, the language I teach your father." Her smile grew, "I will begin teaching you and your siblings soon enough." She pulled the young pup toward her and swooped him up in a spontaneous hug, then let him go. Umbra cawed irritably from her perch and fluffed her feathers, but otherwise made no protest to Azariah's decision, the raptor had saved Ezra's life, so it could stay.