>Smile. "I'm doing rather fine with them already. Just treat them nicely, and everything is, as they say, 'gravy'."
>"Ah, I was actually wondering if you could assist in training Kaki? You see, she wants to learn the typical fox magics. Fire, illusions, that sort. Since you are also a fox-type shikigami, I presumed you would be the best one for the job."