The bird, flapping away with a measure of fatigue and wariness about it, didn't look back at Ace. It lost its message and had to escape from its owner to avoid being punished, but otherwise it wasn't distraught. Really, it was dodging a bullet since Ace opted not to eat it.

Ace, snickering cruelly as he opened up the note, looked to Nami when she just sort of hovered over.

"Ahhh, this? I dunno. Lemme read it and see what's in it..."

After awhile, Ace was blinking rapidly--until a sinister, ill-intentioned grin spread across his face.