That had Xander abruptly breaking into a laugh. "No, no, sorry! I know she's a bat, not an owl! It's regarding a bit of popular literature where I'm from--children learn they're wizards, go on a train to a wizarding school, get familiars--mostly owls, but I've heard of a rat and a cat, too--not a bat. Guess I just had to be different with my familiar...though I call myself a mage, not a wizard."

Not that he'd actually gone to school for any of it, either. "I went to regular school where I came from. That was kind of boring, actually. But hi, I'm Xander. Guess I'm here now. Oh yeah, she's Cottonball," he said, with a tilt of his head towards the tiny, fluffy white bat.