Valkyrie was enjoying Thor's energy and excitement, as it was always contagious as far as she had seen. She smiled broadly as he answered her question, and then waved off his thanks with her recently free hand. "It was the very least I could do for you. And they get along, so we had fun!"
Thor's dog's reaction to the squirrel was closely followed by Dido's, though neither would have a problem holding the leashes they were pulling. While chewing through the final mouthful of croissant Val tried to calm her own dog. "Steady, Dido! You're not going anywhere."
Of course the dog didn't care. Neither of them did. Val was still admonishing Dido when something fell from a nearby tree, making a dry sound as it hit the ground. It was enough for Val to pull Thor away from the tree and put herself between it and him, causing the dog leashes to entangle. After a moment, Val looked all around them to realize there was no actual danger; finally, Val let out a breath and let go of Thor's arm, which she was still holding behind her back. She cleared her throat and proceeded to disentangle the leashes.
"Sorry, I- I thought..." Val shook her head. "Doesn't matter."