[It's a project, certainly, but more than that, Rolan gets a small rush whenever Viktor reacts to his gestures of care with surprise, and more importantly, delight. His cheeks flush at the the thought of Viktor elsewhere with his own bird, smiling because Rolan thought of him, and he wishes he could see it.]

Think nothing of it. We're partners, are we not? Anything that makes your life better will make mine better as well. When you think about it, I'm being incredibly selfish.

[Which is as close as Rolan gets to admitting any sort of feelings that he might be experiencing.]

I had a feeling it was going to be a body image thing, but I confess, I was not expecting that. Still, you're not the first mage to experiment with arcane prosthetics, and if anyone says anything rude, I'll shove them into the springs. I cannot stop people from staring, but I can promise that I will only stare out of professional curiosity.