He looked at the parrot firmly when he told it to remain quiet when they entered camp. "If they find you, I will get into trouble. We are not supposed to have pets in the army."
To his surprise, the little bird stopped singing and huddled into a ball, trying to make itself as invisible as possible. Legolas smiled at the parrot and sensing the Elf's approval, it tried to curl up even tighter. The two made it to his room without incident and the Prince proceeded to dig through its pack for some food, which was very difficult to do with the bird attached to his hand.