"I'll make sure you have four legs up; mine, too." César jokes.

He looks confused when Magne starts laughing, but he realizes it's a good laugh when her arms go over his shoulders. Then, César starts laughing helplessly himself. Remembering what she said, he brings his arms up as high as he can under hers and rests his hands on the back of her shoulders.

"Officially! And apparently, I'm a very transparent man?" César knows he is; he's utterly beaming at her. "I did get you a few things for after dinner, before your bath. ... that's obvious, too, isn't it?"