( as he spoke, she took one look at the plant in her hand before she stepped a bit to the side to peer at the chocobo lurking about. she gave a quick glance to dion before returning her gaze back to the bird. )

I appreciate the warning, I think I see our 'friend' lurking behind you. Let me give it a shot but one last question—

( she turned to him briefly again before speaking. )

Can I actually ride these things? Doesn't seem like I can verbally command it to go get the gift.

( even with how modern her own world was compared to here, no one could speak to birds directly and most animals were only able to follow simple commands with training. )