"You don't want to know how I really feel." There's a faint hint of a smile. Is he truly joking? It's a mystery.

"Mm, maybe. There's a chance one amongst their number has some shred of decency in them." Probability and all of that, right? Carver's never been one for optimism, unlike this guy apparently, but even he's not that cynical. "But dogs are definitely better. Smarter, too, if we're being honest."