That misinterpretation was pretty much the point. At least he was giving her the benefit of the doubt. But chocobos were a better thing to talk about anyway, and just like he said they were good judges the birds seemed to like her.

"Mostly, yeah. The more time they spend around humans the more they seem to understand. They're pretty sharp." His eyes went wide and he whirled around, putting his palm out just in time to block the curious beak of another bird as it tried to make a move on the greens Natalia had spent so long gathering. "Nooooo. It's not mealtime yet."