For those interested and to clear confusion, it is a long tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus. It is a predatory species but not a raptor. It feeds on insects, so it has no need for significant strength. The Japanese snow fairy is a subspecies of the long tailed tit.
Borb rapidly approaching, I repeat, borb rapidly appro-
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Dude looks like the anime magic animal sidekick I've always imagined guiding me through the new world I get isekai'd into.