He walks after her to the kitchen, keeping his pace swift but steady for the sake of the bat cradled in his arms. No need to jostle the poor girl because he's in a rush.

"Yeah. I used to take care of my buddy, Appa, who's a flying bison. Also Momo, the flying lemur." Air Nomads lived in harmony with nature. Looking out for the odd animal that needed it was part of that. They weren't encouraged to have pets; they were supposed to have one companion in a bison, and sometimes could have lemurs as pets, but otherwise, animals were supposed to be taken care of and released.

He ducks into the kitchen, and loudly grabs the attention of the nearest cook by saying, "Excuse me, but do you have any clean skewers?"