turned out to be pedro , cassandras parrot , her companion of several decades , and once she recognized the young man who had asked if there was going to be a woman in his life , the same one whos life she saved although he did not know it and she would not tell him as it would have been impolite to make him feel obligated , she relaxed and told him her story and the parrot told his , the two interrupting each other so often that noah was confused about who was who .