"I have many things to tell you, Ariel, too many to start right now. But I'm sure you're wondering." He plucked the bird back up from the counter, gentle as he'd ever been in Ariel's presence, putting her back on his shoulder. "She is my sight, currently. I would have a human do it, but they're cumbersome." He hadn't even considered naming the grackle, and it was likely going to remain unnamed.
"I absorbed a bit more than Asmodeus' fear. I don't have his gamut of powers, obviously, but a fair amount. Whatever I didn't take, I'm enjoying handing out to mortals. This scroll is demonic, do not use it." He rolled up the paper once more and tucked it back in its case.