Owls are not known for their true ability to practice mimicry, and that is not what Skellig is doing here - he is simply using his instincts to echo what she is doing, allowing his voice to 'aid' hers in song.
During her next 'pass' of him he does indeed lunge forward, straining against the bonds and flaring his wings towards her body in an effort to touch her - there is a firm resistance from her knots (she tied them well!) that holds him back, but he feels as if maybe, just maybe, he manages to brush her skin with the tips of his wings.
(Whether it is real or imagined as part of this 'spell' she has him under, he isn't sure - but he also doesn't really care.)
And while his feathers themselves do not have nerves running through them, they lead to nerves within his wings, and the sensation of contact after being denied (he pulls firmly again against the cords - no luck!) is enough to send a hard shudder down his spine, want and desire flaring sharply in his mind.
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Date: 2024-07-02 01:02 am (UTC)During her next 'pass' of him he does indeed lunge forward, straining against the bonds and flaring his wings towards her body in an effort to touch her - there is a firm resistance from her knots (she tied them well!) that holds him back, but he feels as if maybe, just maybe, he manages to brush her skin with the tips of his wings.
(Whether it is real or imagined as part of this 'spell' she has him under, he isn't sure - but he also doesn't really care.)
And while his feathers themselves do not have nerves running through them, they lead to nerves within his wings, and the sensation of contact after being denied (he pulls firmly again against the cords - no luck!) is enough to send a hard shudder down his spine, want and desire flaring sharply in his mind.