Strawberry watched with bated breath as the ghostly owl accepted the cake. He liked it... oh wow, this was good; it meant she was going to live to see another day!
The portal, admittedly, weirded her out at first. And so did the little ghostly hands that reached out of it. But it seemed to just appear solely to put the cake away, thank goodness. Strawberry was just about ready for the owl to leave so she could mentally and physically prepare for any more new orders when--
"Ohhh I could just CRRRRUSH you!!!"
"--!" Well, that did it. At those words, Strawberry tensed up and braced herself for the worst, the rest of the sentence not registering with her because of the pure, unaltered fear she felt in that moment--
...only for her to pause as the owl suddenly wrapped his wings around her. Was he... hugging her?
There was silence, until Strawberry just... allowed herself to be hugged, nestling into the soft feathers slightly.