Tobias was used to riding on shoulders, so whatever jostling there was, he seemed ready for as the big cat moved. <I'll fly. I wouldn't want to dig my talons in by accident,> it wasn't something that was likely to happen, but it had been a long time since he'd worked with others. Better to be safe than sorry.

He released his grip on the big cat's shoulder and flapped his wings, getting up to about twenty feet overhead. He was flapping a lot, and a bit slower than Nanaki, but it was still faster than waiting an extra two minutes for him to morph into a land animal. It was kind of gross to watch, after all, and he only had two hours to spend in it when he did. He preferred to save it.