Zephyr paused, then said with a deadpan expression, "Of course, that’s not why I’m reporting him. I’m reporting him because he forced his friend to lick his toes."
Renee Jennings: "..."
’That’s disgusting!’
She took out her phone, dialed Henry Stark’s number, and explained the situation. "I want to put a tracker and a camera on Zephyr first."
Henry Stark replied in a gentle voice, "Okay, I’ll bring the tracker and camera over now."
"Alright, I’m at Eastgate Villa." Renee Jennings put down her phone and looked at Zephyr. "Want some meat?"
Zephyr nodded vigorously. "Yes."
’Got to improve my meals somehow.’
The three of them went downstairs with Zephyr.
Rhea Dempsey was sitting in the living room. Hearing footsteps, she turned her head and looked over. "Renee, why did the stream suddenly stop? Do you have to go out again?"
She had been watching the live stream cast to the TV and saw it suddenly end.
"Not for now," Renee Jennings explained. "Henry Stark is coming over soon. I’m going to get some meat for Zephyr first."
"Let me get it," Rhea Dempsey said, rising from the sofa. "You all just sit."
"Okay, I’ll leave it to you then." Renee Jennings sat down in the living room with Zephyr.
Zephyr saw the slider in the terrarium, flapped his wings, and flew over. "Well, well, you old bastard. We meet again."
The slider cursed back, "Shut your beak, you damn hawk."
"Who’re you calling a hawk, you old bastard!"
"Heh. This turtle can’t be bothered to argue with an idiot."
"Is it that embarrassing to admit you can’t out-argue me?"
Renee Jennings: "..."
’How did these two get into a fight?’
Rhea Dempsey quickly returned with a plate of thawed fresh meat.
Zephyr stopped arguing with the slider, his attention now focused solely on the meat.
Just as he finished the meat, Renee Jennings’s phone rang. The caller ID showed Henry Stark.
She answered the phone, getting up and walking toward the door. "Henry, are you here?"
"I’m at the gate."
"Okay, I’m coming out now."
Renee Jennings first used her phone to open the gate. As she neared the entrance, Henry Stark was still standing by his SUV.
"Why didn’t you come in?" she asked, jogging over to him.
Henry Stark arched an eyebrow and chuckled. "You didn’t tell me to."
Renee Jennings teased, "Do I have to spell it out? You’re the brilliant Captain Stark, after all."
"Then perhaps I’d rather not be," Henry quipped, a rare moment of humor for him.
Back in the living room, Rhea Dempsey greeted him with a cheerful smile before heading upstairs to rest.
Henry Stark had heard the voices of Michelle Fuller and her brother, Sean Fuller, during the live stream, so he wasn’t surprised to see them there.
Zephyr sized up Henry Stark and blurted out, "This male human is handsome."
"You have a sense of aesthetics?" Renee Jennings asked, surprised.
Henry Stark felt Zephyr’s gaze on him and guessed the falcon had said something about him. He looked at Renee Jennings with curiosity. "What did he say?"