Hm?

[Having stopped at a stall outside a shop, Ioder was preoccupied, but the voice does get his attention as the young emperor looks up curiously.]

Oh, yes! My partner is very good with animals - he helped me train them.

[Smiling brightly, he crouches down and gives them both pets, rubbing their ears as they happily pant.]

They were very rambunctious when I brought them home, but they're growing up to be quite well behaved.