"I... really don't know," Soldat admits sheepishly. "There's a lot that I don't know." There's a lot they do know, sure, but it's not relevant for Merwen in this moment. "But. Plumage is for feathers. Those are very different from hair and fur."

And that, they can offer an example for. They swing their lantern around from their back to show her the charm dangling from it, with a couple of Owl Friend's downy feathers attached to the beads and leather. "These are feathers, see?"