"Oh, Raul, my poor friend. You were not aware of the fact that I sent different kinds of birds over to the castle at regular intervals," Percival replied. "These birds have unusually sharp hearing senses and so they have reported back to me about everything which was happening to you and Melinda in the castle," he added pompously.
"What! You were aware of everything that was going on?" Raul asked in shock. He remembered his dream about the castle being filled with birds, but the ones Percival referred to must have hovered around outside.
"Yes," Percival responded. "They also helped me to follow you up until here. After that, they returned to the sanctuary. These birds do all my spying inside and outside of the bird sanctuary, because they're so small and innocent looking. You guys though
