"Again, Midget, I'm more decent than that. I'd have bragged about being that devious," he teased back, giving her a smile.
"Correction, no scaly things currently, but now that I have a creature expert on hand, I might look more fully into it." He poured them both their tea, and brought Emma her mug before sitting back down again. "Well, his name is Charlie, he's a big old mutt, ginger but I think he's going grey around the ears," George said with a laugh.