I know there will be. But... being a hawk is simpler. You don't have to worry about anything other than your territory and hunting. You don't have to think about who's going to be mad or who's going to be upset. You just... fly and hunt and sleep.

... I don't want... to think about how... things hurt.

[There's a ruffling of feathers, and Regal pushes at him with his beak. Tobias puts his arm around his birdfriend's neck. Hey there.]