[ woe be if they meet and get along; not even avalon will be able to stop them. ]

She's a cute one.

[ noctis doesn't ask about the first one. he waits for her to duck her head and then stretches his arm to pet her head and scratch behind her ears. if there's one thing people imparted on him, it was the importance of letting an animal invite your attention first. ]

I actually like cats the best, but dogs are pretty cool too. I never got to own anything as a kid.

[ the unspoken explanation: it's kind of novel for him, because it's something he never had. ]

Animals in general are all right, I guess?

[ he sounds like he's never really thought of it, and beyond chocobos, he really hasn't. ]

Am I wrong in guessing you have cognition magic?