Sophie nodded, expression solemn. "They can leave a person bloody if they're upset enough. I'm pretty sure they only reason they let Ivee go is because she was part of the town. I don't think they'd let an outsider survive that, if they had their way."
Then the Rito part made her Designing Woman With Anxiety Brain kick in a bit. "You- you mean ask the Rito for their feathers?" she asked, a bit alarmed at the idea. "They- they have very pretty feathers, but isn't it strange to ask them to give away their feathers???"
It was so straaaaange, but oh those feathers are beautiful ALL THE THINGS SHE COULD DO WITH THEM.