A soft spot for birds might be one thing. But what about pink hedgehogs?

Amy had saddled up her bird and was adjusting to riding it; she'd managed to ride an Earth horse before but truthfully, she didn't often ride animals. She was more used to hoverbikes than giant birds. Her chocobo could sense her unfamiliarity, pacing a little with her on it's back.

"Hey, relax. We're not going yet." She pulled on the reigns but it just redirected, stepping over to Clarus. "Oops- Sorry! I can't get him to stand still."