[At the very least, he has truly learned from the best, even if this is technically their first lesson. More than an owlbear, he is their son, to the core.
His eyes widen at that admission, gently resting his chin over their joined hands. Could that even happen? Could that magic be stolen away, leaving Rue as they would have been if raised by wild owlbears... its so strange and terrifying to imagine. No wonder they worry. How much of them would remain? It's an unfair thing that could be taken away, after all they've done to become and accept who they are today.
His beak nibbles gently at the feathers of their paw beneath him.]
Still know us. Still family. Would help you come home again.
[Rue is Rue, no matter the form. If their intelligence and sentience was stolen from them, the whole family would sweep in and do everything in their power to bring their mother back. But mother they would remain, even so.]
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His eyes widen at that admission, gently resting his chin over their joined hands. Could that even happen? Could that magic be stolen away, leaving Rue as they would have been if raised by wild owlbears... its so strange and terrifying to imagine. No wonder they worry. How much of them would remain? It's an unfair thing that could be taken away, after all they've done to become and accept who they are today.
His beak nibbles gently at the feathers of their paw beneath him.]
Still know us. Still family. Would help you come home again.
[Rue is Rue, no matter the form. If their intelligence and sentience was stolen from them, the whole family would sweep in and do everything in their power to bring their mother back. But mother they would remain, even so.]