Buggy is careful when eating from Anders' hand, and only pauses a moment before addressing the fish in Fern's hand next. Anders grins and sets the sack right next to Fern before stepping to the side and grabbing her brush.

"Good girl," he murmurs to the griffon. Maybe she doesn't need encouragement, but it seems to help and he'd like to keep Fern's nerves steady.

"Just like that," he says to Fern. "She wants the fish and attention, and she's smart enough to know that biting gets her neither, aren't you, Buggy."

The griffon looks at him and tilts her head as if to talk back, earning her a wing scratch. She chirps happily and leans forward to nudge at the pack, looking for more food.