"I've never had a dog." His father had hated the idea of pets (in both lives), and his mum had been too busy. But the observation's made warmly enough, charmed by Ellis' obvious fondness for Ruadh.

"I always wanted a monkey," he states, as if that's roughly the same thing. Fitz accepts the offered cigarette and takes an absent drag, still considering Ruadh; narrows his eyes slightly, draws it back to squint at it on the exhale.

"What's in this?"