Charlie grinned at her as she kissed his cheek and knocked his head gently against hers. One of the threstrals, apparently bolder than the others, walked up to them and nosed towards the bucket. It's milky white eyes assessed them both with a quiet patience and trust. "Hey, you're getting used to us again huh?" Charlie asked, no irony in his tone, as if the Threstral would understand and answer his words like any other person.
He held out a kidney in the palm of his hand and, after a few snuffling flicks of its head, the Threstral moved forwards and snatched the organ from him. Charlie looked insanely pleased. "I thought they'd always end up keeping their distance after the whole attack thing. Looks like they're warming back up to us. He might even let you pet him..." He reached into the bucket and pulled out another lump of meat and repeated the motion of holding it flat in his hand. He glanced at Vieve, "When he moves in to eat, just stroke his cheek softly with the back of your hand ok?"