Living as true to yourself... [ It's not a new concept, but with the way he says it, something about it is fresh and light. He does laugh a bit at her last comment, because well, that's true too. ]

Then allow me to confide in you more, as recompense. I can fly because I can assume many shapes, whatever shape is needed for the part I play. But long, long, ago I was a hawk. Some of those times have stuck with me, even if they really shouldn't have but—that is the effect of nostalgia and memories, I suppose.