Corvin pecked his head gently.
"Bird says this one should keep counting. This one will keep counting." Kyren's hollow eyes moved along the walls, identifying guard positions. "Nine. Ten. Eleven. Twelve..."
He continued counting, his voice maintaining the same emotionless tone even as the numbers climbed higher and higher.
"...Forty-seven. Forty-eight. Forty-nine. Fifty." Kyren paused. "This one thinks there are more guards. This one cannot see all guards. Bird, how many guards does Bird see?"
Corvin launched himself from Kyren's shoulder, circling higher to get a better vantage point.
His sharp eyes picked out details that Kyren's hollow gaze had missed. Guards on the roof. Patrols walking the perimeter. Sentries positioned at regular intervals along the walls.
The raven returned to Kyren's shoulder and proceeded to CAW repeatedly, pausing between each one as if counting.
