It is a compliment, however wistful. He almost misses the Nevermores because, after all, they’re part of home. Which…home kind of sucks in a lot of ways like that, but at least it meant a place where he and Nora could stay together.

“Since we haven’t found any around here…” Is that a good or a bad thing? “We could try looking for some bird-types, like the one Steven used to fly away from here.” What was that again? Damn, they really do need a PokéDex here.