"You've said that before," Devin says towards the partition, a little wryly. "I'm not convinced it's true."

His partner might have earned the name and title of the Fool for good reason as much as the court position, but Devin also knows he is not truly foolish in all things.

"It isn't, no," he confirms, looking back to their pets. Luthien seems to be attempting to engage Holly in playing with a toy, but thus far her own tail is still more interesting. "Part of that is simply the difficulty of it, I think. Our minds and theirs are so vastly different. And from what you've described and what I saw, it also sounds a bit like these turtles are young enough that they haven't quite gotten the hang of using communicating across that gulf - Tu Vishan spoke to us in addition to imparting clear impressions of non-verbal meaning."

Devin smiles to himself when Luthien gently drops her entire fluffy tail (gently) atop Holly. "You may be teaching him how to do that," Devin posits.