Rupert was all too familiar with that wide-eyed look of incredulity. Rafe probably thought it was insane that Rupert had sworn such a vendetta against pigeons for... a chair. It pained him, somewhat, considering he had just made friends with her, but he did warn her about his eccentricities...
Rupert hoped that this wouldn't end with Rafe making a convenient excuse like "well, look at the time..." or saying "gee, that's swell, but I really need to be going because I left my sink on and I don't want it to flood my house..." He had heard it all before.
"No, I will spare you those details. There's no need to go into such gruesome things. Suffice it to say, the leather was ruined and I had to conduct business at my desk by sitting on my knees for a while until a new one could be ordered," he responded.