"Ahh." She listened to his explanation, not all that confused as she accepted it easily enough as truth. She did quirk a brow at his mention of it being his feather, though.
"So... You're a phoenix?" Penny smiled, looking at him with a new sort of appreciation. "And it's a special feather, right?" Surely it must be if he'd been summoned without it being destroyed in the process. A sudden, strange idea came to mind though and she latched onto it.
"Would a stolen feather have different, um, properties, then? Than one you give freely?" she guessed. Realizing her lack of hospitality, though, she stepped around him with a few excited gestures toward the door. Studying could wait until another time, surely Kura would understand the circumstances.
"Come, let's go sit," she offered, opening the door to lead him out and to the small table where all their meals were shared.