It was comforting to know they were on the same page so far with what they'd talked about for future things. Thad was sure that something would come up at some point that they didn't agree on, but they'd deal with it when it came.
When she asked about animals, adding that silly question at the end, he found himself chuckling, and he tugged on her hair playfully. "I think you know me better than that," he accused lightly. "I like animals all right, but I don't love picking up after them. Though I suppose with magic, it's easier. I was never allowed to use magic to do it growing up, obviously. Never really thought of how much easier it would be now." But his dad had thrown about phrases like 'character building' when forcing him to do the animal chores, often as punishment for whatever mischief he'd been up to.