[ It's less a matter of not finding it intimidating and more one of really appreciating the intimidation, but maybe that's a distinction that doesn't matter.

McGillis will absolutely hunt down some sect elder later though to learn more about the history of the hall and its politics. For fun, you know? It is merely that strange pesky feeling of affection that makes him spare Huaisang from having to explain more of it.

Instead, he obediently lets himself be ushered away from the interesting hall and it'd be a lie to say he wasn't somewhat guessing what comes next.

That doesn't make it any less delightful to arrive at though. McGillis feels like... well, not really like himself as a child but like a child when coming to meet so many feathery friends. ]

Ah, the species you have here are totally different form the ones common in my home...!

[ He knows how to identify them though, because that's what reading 'Birds of the World' a few dozen times does to you. ]

I've wanted to see this garden since the first time we talked to each other.