Chéri nodded and approved, then sat next to their new employer. Out of habit, they just imitated how Zechariah was sitting and looked around, soaking in the sort of movement they could find in the pub.

Then Zechariah asked. In other circumstance, they would have answered differently, but in this case they just said “Chéri.” Which could be quite confusing, but on the other hand it was better to know now, while they still could reach the good doctor, if Zechariah was going to be bothered by… well, them.