Part 562: Miriel C

That's your claws trimmed. Now spread your wings so I can wash underneath... That's it. Good girl, Minerva!

...?

Oh, hello, Miriel. How long have you been standing there staring at Minerva? You seem utterly entranced. Do you like wyverns?

No. Not at all.

Oh, all right... You don't have to be so blunt about it, you know.

...My apologies. I was absorbed in my observations and forgot others desire a modicum of tact. That wyvern you have there appears to comprehend human speech.

She's a very smart girl.

I've read reports which claimed that ancient dragons possess the power of language. However. I'd not heard that living wyverns were capable of such feats.

Well, sounds like you've stumbled upon the discovery of the century, then!

Perhaps. Although it will still need to be peer-reviewed before publication. Will you allow me to continue observing the creature and further expand my thesis?

Sure, we wouldn't mind that. Would we, Minerva? ...... She says that would be fine. ...She also likes your hat.

Fascinating