He could understand that assumption. Byrne's ears were characteristic of the bird laguz. And yet, a part of that felt ironic in Ulki's mind - when have his ears ever been labeled as typical, even among his hawk brethren? As he chewed on this bit of information, his head tilted just barely.

"I could... say the same about your ears, and the bird tribes of Tellius," he said, straying away from his amplified hearing abilities.