[Daine hums thoughtfully.] If you were feeding him, it sounds like he might have got you by accident. If you like, I can show you a way to feed them that'll help stop that from happening. [Granted, cookies probably aren't the best things for them, but as a rare treat, it won't hurt.]

I have wild magic. [No harm in telling a child, surely.] It lets me talk to animals as easily as I can talk to you. [More easily, even; Daine's more used to dealing with animals than children.]