Amadeus laughed and it was his turn squish Ariel's cheeks. "If I didn't want the budgies there I would have just removed the feeder you thought you so cleverly hide. It was a nice attempt but they gave you away fighting over it one night. I was just waiting to see how long until you finally said something." Releasing Ariel's cheeks, this time Amadeus tried to kiss the tip of his nose instead.
Getting two mugs out of the cabinet, he then grabbed blood out of the fridge so he could hit it up with his magic. He hated using a microwave to do so. It other got it too hot or didn't heat it through fully. At least this way it got to the natural temperature it would be if they were feeding from the vein. "So as not to ruin things later by bringing it up, Rhys has asked to speak with us both tomorrow."