"I got him a dragon because I am soft and weak and he wanted it. And he got a blanket because the hedgehog already owns the bed and I felt bad kicking him to the floor."
Derek shrugged. "It was the only opportunity I had. When I graduated I wanted to work at the dragon sanctuary in Romania but they wanted to see me get more experience working with magical creatures that were a little less dangerous. I just stuck around." Not that he had much of a choice. "Some of you are okay. You're better than going out into the real world and trying to work. I worked as a waiter one summer and almost got arrested for throwing a drink at a customer."