the crows are his allies now.
“THE DEBT MUST BE REPAID. YOU HAVE OUR ALLEGIANCE, HUMAN”
That’s actually how it works.
Crows: smart enough to not only remember but convey to their buddies which humans were nice to them that one time and which were jerks, but dumb enough to get their heads stuck in fences, apparently.
Let’s be fair, humans are dumb enough to get their heads stuck in fences. Anything that’s smart can also be p thick sometimes.