Paladin eyes the horse who is currently enjoying an apple and doesn't even remotely look like he is about to talk. Paladin might be a little jealous. "I think those are excellent things to teach a bird. It can introduce itself and understands his basic nature: that he is a pretty bird. That's important to know. I wonder if Shadow could learn how to talk."

Which is dangerous if you think about it. Who knows what goes on in the mind of a horse? It could be nothing but nonstop song and bad jokes.

Paladin leads them off to the side and the restaurant portion of the inn. The place is relatively empty and so Paladin makes their way to a free table and steps around to pull a seat out for Adia. "Indeed! Familiars can speak, they also share a mental link with who called them. The Owl, Stanley I believe his name was, would fly and keep lookout with his wizard's eyes. She could see everything he saw. Of course there are the mythical beasts that have a language but there is no guarantee that you'll know that language. For instance, celestial tends to be the language of heavenly creatures. I speak abysmal, it's not hard to figure out what beasts speak that. Regardless they rarely want to simply chat or not not murder things."