Aaheru balled his fists, stilled miffed beyond belief at the bird's dismissal. He glanced down, realizing his scimitar still lay on the ground. Could he grab it? After a half second of thought, he decided that was unwise. Really, he didn't want to fight as much as get this bird to acknowledge he could be an opponent. Maybe not now, but at some point. He would get what he wanted.

"N-no!" Aaheru squeaked. "This is my cliff! I told you already!" He stamped one foot, pointing to the ground with emphasis. "What do you even want it for? Aren't those trees enough?! We need...for the reptiles it's..." he stammered on, working his way into a speech if the dumb bird would let him.