The mage speaks at length, using a lot of words the beast could not even hope to understand, however at the end of it his attention is drawn to the king who reaches out and touched his head gently. Many of the reports sent back tell of human's fascination with toughing the head, scratching behind the ears, and stroking the body of furred animals so he is prepared for his. He closes his dark little eyes and presses against the hand, accepting the touch and making the man smile. One of the children, a little girl by her scent, slips out of her chair and toddles over to see the new animal.

The mage is unsure at first bit the ratel looks at him and nods. The king spots the gesture but passes it off as coincidence as the man kneels to show the beast off to the little girl. She giggles as he sniffs at her, blinking his eyes and turning his head. She reaches for him and he snuffs at her hand, she withdraws it with a squeal and a giggle then tries again. Many of the siblings look on with either amusement or annoyance, however when at last she pets him on the head, quickly followed up with a hug around his thick neck, half of the table is no longer paying attention.

It isn't until the mage pardons himself from the princess and moves over to the crowned prince that all eyes return to the two of them. Standing at his side he waits for the king to explain the situation. The king returns to the table while his wife walks off to deal with personal matters. Looking to Alexander he clears his throat to get the young man's attention. “Alex, I would like you to meet your new pet.” He motions to the ratel who looks to the one next to him carefully, wondering what he will do at the announcement. “Allurian here has brought it specially for you. It's a rare beast from another land and apparently it is quite intelligent. This beast is really special Alex, I want you to take good care of it!” His tone implies he will take no argument.