Oh, he smelled the tiger, and so he chuffs at him. Are you a tiger or tiger handler? Hmmmn. He stares a moment and decides on the former rather than the latter. Although he does have an affinity to magic, that doesn't mean he is a familiar, or maybe he is and he doesn't know it.

"I'm lost too. I got kidnapped here, and we're all supposed to touch each other. I'm not really sure what that means."