[ He's not used to holding skeleton' hands either if it's of any consolation. Dray gives it a light squeeze and lets her go. ]

Oh, shoes! [ One of Dray's ears twitches but he managed to keep a smiling face. He's got a difficult relationship with shoes since none of the human ones fits him, but she looks so proud of herself that he hasn't got the heart to tell her that. ]

I don't think we have any professionals shoemaker around here, it was about time. Would you like to come into the studio and tell me a bit more about it? It's more comfortable than standing out here under the sun. Would you like some tea? If you can, eh...drink it.