Ralie followed her sister's eyes to the large golden bird. It was perched regally on a branch, it's sharp eyes observing them carefully.
"Toss it a piece of meat, Ralie, see if it's hungry?" Ralie nodded, grabbing one of the scraps she had saved for Blue. She stood up and walked slowly towards the bird, calculating it's threat level, while admiring it's beauty. Talons and beak are the sharpest most deadliest areas... and damn, those are some big ass talons. She shivered at the thought of those babies tearing into her flesh, but she held the meat up higher, showing the bird that she wasn't throwing a weapon. It cocked it's head, observing the meat and then Ralie tossed it in the birds direction. It caught it easily with a tilt of it's head and swallowed it whole.
"Damn..." she whispered with a smile on her face. She'd always considered the idea of getting a pet while she and Kitty traveled about, but Blue was enough for both of them to handle. Another pet would just get in the way. Then she realized something.
"Kitty... if you see this bird leave at any time, tell me. As soon as it leaves, we need to get out of here. If that bird belongs to a hunter, it will lead its master to our location." She turned to her sister, making her swear it before meeting the gaze of the bird again. "If I see you flap away, I will shoot you down before you reach your destination." she whispered, glaring at it before rejoining her sister around the fire.