It wasn't until Gale successfully threw the one thing Scratch desperately wanted that she found herself rising. "True. That he is," she admitted with a gentle nod. Calling Halsin 'good' with animals seemed like an understatement, honestly. Probably would have been good with just about anyone he conversed with, but maybe that was what happened after being around for hundreds of years. Or so she would have thought if she didn't know a certain vampire spawn who she decided was not particularly good with people. Animals, to be determined.

"Halsin's an obvious choice, but if I'm following the order, he's not even top three. You do have to remember that he tagged along with us rather late into our ongoing misadventure. Not to say he's any less important, of course."

No such thing there. When Gale leaned in, she shifted just enough to welcome him into her ear, keeping a keen watch on the bushes that Scratch disappeared into. "If we take him, it'll probably be more work. It's not as if we leave him here and he gets lonely. Seriously, he almost knocked you over. Imagine if that happens when we're actually shopping. I don't think you and I need help getting into trouble."

Folding her hands together with a gentler smile, however, she dedicated a touch more attention to the wizard at her side. "But if you really want him to come along, I would never dream of turning you down."