[There's a sharp rise of his brows before he can't help but laugh.]

Is that truly all right? I thought it was important that no other scents were on them for when they are newly hatched.

[But both owls insist because of that reason. Cid and Benedikta are, after all, part of the family. The sooner the chicks learn their scents the better, and it's not as if they the parents won't know!]