Jill
It was easy enough to follow where he pointed to, and soon enough they were flying high above the crossing.

She did note the skies were comparably empty... Or maybe she was just intimidating? What was the biggest thing that flew in this place? Shwook had yet to meet any creature as big as herself that could fly the skies with equal ease.

"...This is your home habitat? It reminds me quite a bit of the Crags, though admittedly much less hostile. I have noticed that the skies are pretty empty thus far..."
Kelly
He subtly nods out of habit, responding to the question. His voice remains completely dull, and is likely to do so for the entire exchange.

"This is my home, yes. It is the only place where beings like us can truly belong." He continues. Ever since his 'birth', he hadn't had such an open conversation. This is partially due to having been in a formative stage, taking in information from others and mimicing how they speak. A major influence in this had been the mountain, until he had been sent to castle oblivion.

"As those without hearts, we are a hunted existence. Those who possess hearts cannot enter this world without the aid of one of our own. As for the skies.. I am not sure. I have never paid very much attention to them."
Jill
Just a hatchling then? Something did spark for a moment; a memory came to Shwook...

She remembered feeding a single hatchling that survived a clutch of 4, all by herself.

But she was brought out of it as Xanaro continued his monologue.

"...I suppose we'll find out if we hang around up here long enough - Wark."

She click-clacked her beak as they continued over the crossing and then deeper into the city...