Finch listened to the girl ask about his assignment, nodding slowly as she did. 
"Sorry Miss Hirasawa but I can't talk about it right now." He said in a gravelly voice, He reached a hand towards the Fox as it neared him but it leaped away before he could touch it.
"Lovely creatures Foxes, special to me specifically. " He said as he showed her the the head of his cane was a carved wooden fox head. 
And as he did this the last of the carriages including theirs began moving towards the castle.