Knives Drawn, Pistols Blazing

at first kaz refuses to name the crow on principle (because it’s not a pet and he doesn’t like it at all), but then he hears nina calling it ‘baby brekker’ and has to fight the urge to commit a violent crime of the murder variety. he promptly names the crow ghezen. nina nicknames it ghezzie. kaz almost throws his cane at her head

even after naming ghezen he pretends to hate the crow’s existence, until one day it deposits a shiny bullet casing in his lap after a visit with jesper (who babysits often). kaz realizes he can use this to his advantage. jesper was only looking to have a bit of fun and mess with kaz. he did not expect it to go like this

ghezen becomes a nightmare and a half to exist around. it steals food off tables. lurks in the shadows of the slat and scares anyone around half to death. flaps its wings and perches on people’s heads. caws loudly whenever nina tries to talk. steals more bullets from jesper and pieces from wylan’s work table.

ghezen specifically, intentionally, leaves inej and all her possessions alone.

nina thinks it’s all over and done with, that kaz has gotten bored, until ghezen starts pickpocketing people off the streets.

kaz is always lurking in the background, a one-man audience for the chaos that unfolds. he’ll swear up and down that he’s not amused, but he smirks all self-impressed at ghezen’s antics every time. whenever he calls for ghezen, the crow perches all calm and prim on his shoulder, ruffling its feathers and looking almost bored