Feigned Innocence

"Search? For what?" Thalia immediately bristled, blocking the doorway.

One of them replied coldly, "We're under orders to recover a lost item and a mutant magpie. Someone reported you're raising one."

At that, Thalia's heart skipped, but her expression stayed firm. "So what if I keep a magpie? Is that illegal? And what does your missing item have to do with me?"

Another man, already irritated, sna