He's no stranger to any kind of exaggerated startle response, so he just offers her a smile somewhere between tired and sympathetic when he sees the recognition in her eyes.
His smile grows a little at her request, and he carefully tucks it in her hair. "That's from Kate," he tells her. "I'd've brought her tonight, but she's at the stage where she's found her bird calls, and she's using them."
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His smile grows a little at her request, and he carefully tucks it in her hair. "That's from Kate," he tells her. "I'd've brought her tonight, but she's at the stage where she's found her bird calls, and she's using them."