That confirmed it then, the animal was certainly not a daemon or it would have been female. In some rare cases it would be the same sex as its human, but Mrs. Coulter did not think that exception would apply with this boy.
Yet even the monkey noticed it, how the animal took after the owner in the same manner that humans and daemons do. The animal that he was laughably named 'Oy'. Both Mrs. Coulter and the golden monkey were pondering this observation that they were caught startled when the animal made its sounds.
"Hello Jake, I am Mrs. Coulter," She outstretched her gloved hand, edging closer when she did. The monkey hopped from the lady's lap to the top of her seat when she moved. She shook his hand firmly and met his eyes, "A pleasure, to be sure. Tell me, what does 'sai' mean?"