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HJPotter 
"Yes, his name is Helios and he's my closest friend." Maxwell said beaming at the bird. "I inherited him, which isn't common but after his master, my great-grandmother died, he was very attached to me and my mother thought it wrong to separate us." Maxwell then showed Tayla the palm of his right hand, which had small bird footprint like scars burnt into it. "But Phoenix's aren't all fun and games." Maxwell said with a mischievous crooked smile. "No i'm lying they are! would you like to pet him? He's very friendly."
Tayla listened to Maxwell but kept her eyes on the phoenix. She had never seen an actual phoenix before. When Maxwell asked if she would like to pet Helios, Tayla grinned and nodded. She slowly stretched her arm towards the bird.
"Hello there, Helios," she said softly. She carefully touched the bird's feathers and gently stroked them. Tayla couldn't stop smiling.
"This is amazing!"
Tayla remembered the scar Maxwell had on his palm.
"Why do you have that? Did he land on your hand or something?"