"Mm... I suppose if that's the best you will offer me, then I will take it. Time spent with you is always worth it."

He picks up the tortoise and stands. "Come now, Opállios! Time to go back to your home." He has a large tortoise table all set up in the corner of the room, decorated with hides and rocks that the creature would hopefully not tip himself over on. There's a closed off section for the tortoise to sleep in, and Opállios seems content to trot his way over there for now.

"We shall begin his training soon, then?"