"Yes, she is. Guess I was feeling a little homesick," he laughs sheepishly. Is it rude to answer a question addressed to someone else's soul? Only he can't quite resist, poor Gus is probably a great businessman but he's a little at sea about some more down-to-earth matters. "Well, your soul wasn't a chameleon, the last time we met." He waves a friendly greeting to the lizard in question. She seems very well mannered and reserved, though perhaps that's just her cold-blooded nature.

Now that the stairs are over with, he conscientiously sets Mehitabel down gently so she can do whatever exploring she wants.