Archer clutched the letter that had landed on his chest as if it were some great prize he'd won. It certainly felt as if he'd had to brave danger in order to retrieve some sort of treasure.

Glancing up from his spot on the floor, he eyed Idunn's outstretched hand almost suspiciously. Why was she being so nice? If he truly thought about it, he'd probably connect the dots that he was likely embarrassing her, but the sight of the vulture had him in panic mode still. He allowed his cousin to help him to his feet.

"Me too."

Archer glanced down at the letter and opened it. His blue eyes scanned the parchment, and he let out a small sigh. It was just an ordinary letter from his mother, nothing terribly important. It just answered his last note home, "It's just a letter from my mother..." She hadn't made any mention of his new bird.

Why hadn't his mother sent--Merlin, what was his owl's named? Try as he might, he couldn't retrieve the name of his clumsy owl. What was going on? It had been replaced with another.

"Caliban?"

The vulture twisted its neck to settle another piercing glance on the terrified Ravenclaw. Was that really his name? Archer glanced about, not quite sure what to do, so he blurted out the only thing that came to his mind. "Er...thanks?"

That seemed to be the vulture's cue. It suddenly took flight, knocking various breakfast items about with the beat of its wings.