"I..uh.." Ink was momentarily confused. He had said to stay in the shop hadn't he? He was almost sure he had. What was he saying? Of course he had!
"No I zaid ztay IN ze zhop!" he said confidently.
"You zcared me! Your mother would gut me if zhe thought I lozt you..." he looked around for her, both suddenly worried she'd show up and over hear him saying he "lost" her son and hoping she would come home and claim her son. He eyed the door to CC's shop and the colt.
"You want in zere? To get a toy or zomething..?" maybe letting him into his house and bring a couple things back to his shop would help keep the colt more occupied then he could.
"Where iz ze key, I'll get it for you.."