[Deep in the Woods]

"Y'ain't tryin' to squirm yer way outta the consequences of our little arrangement now are ya, missy?" Atreyu asks in an amused tone, shifting his hand to get a better grip on the squirming bird-lady. Which just happens to result in his hand resting on her butt. Nothing more than an unfortunate side-effect of him making sure she can't wriggle free, I'm sure.

"Best hold on tight there, Kestrel. This is gonna get a little bumpy." And with hares and birdgirl retrieved, Atreyu hunches down low and starts running, each step almost like a leap as he launches himself expertly through the forest, nimbly ducking between branches, bounding straight over patches of thorny vines, generally demonstrating that he is very much at home in this sort of environment.

Still, it probably doesn't make for a particularly enjoyable experience for a birdgirl bouncing about on his shoulder, seeing the scenery zip by behind him, forced to look behind as she is. Perhaps it'd be best to try and focus her gaze elsewhere? This angle does afford her a particularly nice view of wolfbutt, for example.