Well, had ta start somewhere, right? [He gives his best laugh, considering the circumstances.] And ya know that some of the others wouldn’t care for bein’ without a certain someone else.

[He’s not saying Dagger would fuss about Beast, but Dagger would fuss about Beast.]

[At her next words, however, some of his teasing goes away, and there’s an unmistakeable look of worry in his eyes.]

Doll, it’s… it can be tricky, here. I mean, besides things like- [And he stretches his wings out, some of the feathers along the wingpits dotted with a soft purple glow.] -it can be… dangerous. This carnival, ha…. It goes ta a lot more places than England.