[Belth glances around appreciatively. It's still smaller than his bedroom on Exsilium, but anything is better than living on the street. He can appreciate having personal space.

When Kaneis takes the feather out, his eyes widen. He reaches out to take it-- gently-- and then he inspects it. It glows softly in his hands, casting orange warmth where his green eyes do not.]

It's... amazing. How did you come by such a thing? Is there some kind of phoenix stowing away on the ship?

[JUST EAT IT ALREADY, YOU NERD.

Also did you just call Kaneis a bird? You did, didn't you.]

Or... wait, this is your mana?

[... Now he's just confused. He cranes his head around to see how, feasibly, he could shed feathers.]