"Some did," Arden said, because she didn't know the whole 'pterodons weren't properly dinosaurs' because you know what? Neither do I and also it's bullshit. She placed a careful hand on the bird's head to begin gently petting.

"Hi there," she said, voice softer, with a deep drawl Cal was familiar with. "I'm Arden. Nice to meet you. You gonna let us fly on you? It'd real nice. I don't get to fly myself, so it'd be nice to get up in the sky on something as beautiful as you."