"I take offense at that and would like to remind you that it is my genes that made him so charming and entertaining," Ian told her, shaking his finger in a slightly scolding manner. "I'm glad he's keeping you occupied enough that you haven't had time to make a break for it, though."
"The purple things are fascinating," he added, coming round to poke at her leg. "What do you think, Benny-boy? You wanna see the purple pus or stay here?"