"Why, hello," Luna greeted the tiny dog. She took a few steps towards the animal, slowly and carefully, and then offered her hand for sniffing. Once the creature seemed to have decided that she was all right, Luna set about scratching him behind the ears and at the base of his tail until he was shaking happily and licking her hands.
"Your friend is very nice," she told Greg with a giggle. Then she glanced up the spiral staircase. "What's up there?"