Skyler hops off his crate as he sees Helene enter, and pauses as she summons... that? Huh... He feels like he should get an echo from something as strange and dark as that, but nothing's coming to him. Strange.

... Well, small blessings. That's not exactly what he's here for, anyway. He grins, watching her speak to her bird. "You said something about nightmares when we first met?" It's a joke, but he does think her new friend looks a little unnerving.