[ Size has no bearing on strength, Macaque knows this. He has no trouble believing it. ] And she might ask you to, but right now I'm more immediately familiar is all. Once her mind catches up I'm sure she'll want comfort from you too. [ For as long as you're here. ]

I'm from Earth, same as her, although different versions of it.

You've never seen a monkey before? [ "Species" is a bit odd as a question. He's gotten odd looks before, either from the ears or the fact that he acts more human sometimes than monkey, but never confusion about what he is. ]

I'm a jungle animal. I'm very old, was born with magical capacity, and I've learned human mannerisms, but at my core I'm still a monkey. That's where the chirping comes in. Because she's part pigeon now and birds chirp too, we understand each other in that way.