"As long as you didn't try to get him in a fighter, he'd have been fine. He still doesn't like them, but he's gotten better. And if you were my friend, he'd have shocked anyone who looked at you funny. He was a bit more protective and less grumpy at first."

She poked his side gently. "We're supposed to be talking about you, though. Or rather, I'm supposed to be listening, and you're supposed to be talking."