Eda started to say something else, then paused, leaning just a little into their hand and stretching her wing up and to the side a bit, feathers spreading out before settling back down. While Eda--fortunately--didn't have anyone especially overbearing in her life, she wasn't comfortable with this kind of closeness from most people. Raine didn't count as most people.

Right. Focus. Where was she?

"It's... a long story. Involving Hooty," she added, because honestly that should be enough to tell them they probably didn't want to sit through that entire story.

"But, well, I saw its memories in a dream. And they weren't very nice. I used to hate the thing," and by extension herself, but again best not dwell on that. "But... then I saw it needing help." She shrugged a shoulder almost sheepishly. But it wasn't like Raine didn't know she was a sap at heart. Still, it was hard to open up about all this even now, and she curled in on herself a bit, absently scratching her claws down one of her arms.

"Turns out it was just... lost, and angry, and scared. Neither of us wants to be here but we can't change it, either. So... yeah. I talk to it these days. Trying to learn to live with each other, you know?" She really hoped all this wasn't just making the curse sound more confusing than it already used to.