Avitus pauses when Joshua speaks up, blinking -- someone heard him? Oh dear... he thought he'd been being quiet! And it turns out that whatever he was, his blue cheeks turned purple when he blushed.

But the other had said it was in... what?

He paused, mostly-closing the book so he could see the front of its cover again. It had someone's name on it, but it didn't say anything about them being a Major, nor how flat they were. And it wasn't in any B-section.

Maybe he'd mis-heard? He turned to the human, tucking his wings a bit tighter behind him. "Beg pardon...?"