[ it's hard to tell with his folded ears, but they seem to perk up a little at that. ]

Yeah? You got 'em here? I've been readin' the books, but no way I'm gonna get through all of 'em before this is over. If the movies go by faster maybe we could watch those some night to get the story.

[ vaguely thoughtshares what appears to be a moving image of some human kids in the 1950s playing at being fantasy characters with sticks for swords. if you squint, three of them sort of look like him, shadowheart, and anders. ]