The parrot squawked nervously, staggering up and down the pirate's arm in a painful frenzy. "Arrrrr!" He blinked rapidly, his irises sliding back and forth like the waves breaking against their ship. "Arrrrr you listening to me?" The pirate casually rested his hand on his sword hilt, his face calm and unreadable. "Old friend, if you don't shut up and get your talons out of my arm, I'll use your feathers for my next hat,"he murmured, words so soft he barely moved his lips. "That is, unless you plan on getting us both killed first by our uninvited guests." The parrot immediately clamped his beak shut and stopped moving so fast he nearly fell off. He balanced awkwardly on the pirate's arm for a few precarious seconds, waiting for their visitors to reveal themselves.