He really should have seen this coming, in retrospect.

"Still not mine," he returns, politely but also very pointedly. "I couldn't leave it in camp to cause a ruckus when I'm not around." He was still trying on that account - there had been some progress, but not enough where he could leave it alone for a couple of days without expecting something to blow up or whatever it is that the dracolisk attempted to do. No, it was easier to just bring it along for the mission.