Lyall offered a smile for that. "You may be subtle enough-- I am a bit more observant than most, and your assumption that I was a mere animal, if uncommon, is rather the norm, so I see more than most, as well." Being uncommon was a bit annoying, as he got more attention than he'd wanted, but he could work with it as long as he was careful.

He was familiar with varren-- and highly tempted to eat them, though he had been good so far-- but the other was new. "What might a pyjack be?" Something edible?