The lead he was given allowed Naesala to start building up speed, looking a little more graceful now that he was actually moving at a decent clip. He was still very aware of Pepper's presence behind him, something about the faint whine of her suit setting his teeth on edge. He wasn't blessed with incredible hearing like some other laguz were, but some of his senses were more sensitive than a normal human's were.

"Hey!" He squawked when she suddenly flew past. "You little-!" He didn't know how that had happened, but it didn't matter as much as catching up. That's when Naesala starts to glow, a silver light sweeping over his body as he changes right in mid-air. It's no longer a winged man hastily flapping to catch up, but a huge, blue-black raven with ornate silver symbols traced over his feathers on his head and breast. He makes a rather annoyed-sounding caw, angling his somewhat larger wingspan out to catch the air better.