"T-t-that-!" Aaheru continued to stammer, turning redder with each passing second until the all of his visible skin down to his chest flushed crimson. His scales couldn't decide what color to be and streaked mixes of red, orange, and teal before they betrayed him and started to turn dark again. He huffed loudly before pulling himself up straight. A different look crossed his face, resembling the confidence he wore at the start of their encounter. Half a breath later, he spun away, leaving the tails of his hair and the white cords of his robes fluttering.

"Fine then!" He flung a hand up in the air like he couldn't care less about this conversation. "I'll leave you for now because I'm getting bored of you." He turned back, jabbing a finger at the bird. "But don't think this is the last of it. I'll be back!" With that, he snatched up his scimitar and stalked away before his scales could finish their traitorous change of color.