I thought your first transformation would be worse--

[--he says, sitting right next to Dantes without invitation--]

--but you are handling this with your usual grace. Needless to say, I won't let you treat yourself as a wild beast. You're my partner. It'd reflect poorly on me if I left you out in the rain.

[...]

In any case, I understand to some degree what it's like to live with a curse. You saw my scales.