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Incanthis seemed to be considering Abie's words. To work with more of the whelps then just the one that he'd accidentally stolen would make him feel a lot less like a free loader as far as Abie's journey north went. He wanted to be useful to him, to show that while there was a lot that still scared him that he could still be useful. To work with the whelps, to tend to any injuries that they might get and not just those of Junior... it felt like a good step forward toward being seen as far more useful to Abie.

"I would need to visit with them a bit more often then. It's easy to work with Junior because he's followed me since he was just a teeny little thing. They might trust me as a friend but as a healer it's more difficult. They can be... ornery when they aren't feeling good or are hurting. Even Junior can get a bit huffy at times if he's got an injury that really pains him." People and beasts were sort of the same in that aspect at least.

Incanthis gave a bit of a smile, hoping that Abie was right in all of what he was saying. It might be difficult to be a healer that worked with such large beasts, especially those that were more loyal to Abie, but he'd do his best. It would give him a more secure place after all, one that made him feel as though he weren't a burden to Abie and his family like he did now. It would be... nice. Something that was freeing in a way, as well as a relief. It would have to wait for now though since they still have much to do today before they headed for home.

As they arrived at the breeder who lead them on to where they could look at the babies. Once there he patted Junior, getting the emerald whelp to still, before he sat down lightly upon the Snaptrotter who seemed only too pleased to stand in place of a chair of his favorite Earthling. He fell into silence as Abie went to work inspecting the whelps. They were here for an ebony one, a special color that it would seem would add to the project that Abie was working on as far as amazing whelps in the future went. Of course that plan seemed to go out the window as Abie set to inspecting the others in the basket and seemed to instantly want to bring them all home despite the defects.

"Ahhh... Abie..." He opened his mouth, then shook his head, leaving him to what he was doing. It might be... well, kinder for Abie to take them in. One with a deformed leg and another who couldn't see, it was more then likely that given the defects and the pretty hides that the pair would end up as boots sooner then later if Abie didn't take them in. As he was asked about if it was alright he nodded, "Better you then some that might take in such... special whelps." He said, looking into the three little oddballs that Abie had purchased.

Incanthis looked down into the basket, giving them a curious and thoughtful gaze before he said, "I think that they need names that are either lucky or affectionate." They were both a little on the broken side after all so they needed names that would show that they were loved despite that. That or something lucky that would show that they were just that, lucky that Abie had come along. He wondered if the younger male even knew what might have happened to them if he hadn't. He decided not to say it out loud since it wasn't very nice.

Lifting a hand from Junior's back he did as he was told, lowering it into the basket so that the new trio of babies could sniff at his hand. As he did so he said, "They really are an interesting pair. Are they from the same clutch or different ones? Knowing their background is important, right?" Though he was sure that the two that weren't the ebony wouldn't have a chance to breed since there was a chance their issues could be passed down. One or two babies like them was alright, but more then that? He didn't think that was a very fair thing to do. It would be like Incanthis passing on his own genes, it wasn't something that should be done in his mind.

As one of the whelps set to trying to escape he gave a grin, "This one is just like you when you were little, Junior. He's a little escape artist too despite his leg." He looked at Abie and said, "If I may?" With that he picked the baby up, looking him over, to get a look at the leg. He wondered if maybe a brace might be something they could do to help him? It wouldn't fix things but it would make walking easier? It was something to consider in the future though it would take a lot of work and a trip or two to a blacksmith to get such a thing put together, huh? After he was done studying the squirmy, wannabe escape artist, he put him back in the basket with his two buddies.

Incanthis found himself keeping a close eye on the little ones inside the basket as they headed toward home. While the shape of the basket was such that it kept them from escaping he didn't put it passed them to somehow team up and figure out an escape plan. That wasn't something that they could allow when they were all quite young and two of them were a bit... different. It was up to them to keep a close eye on them to keep them from doing anything foolish.

"Hm?" He found himself glancing at Abie for a moment as he spoke of rearranging sleeping quarters for the various snaptrotters now that they had three new ones to look after. There was always the chance that they might get squished in their sleep, not something that he wanted to see happen the poor little things. As he mentioned him looking after the new whelps he gave a little nod, "I might be able to so long as Junior is alright with it. Eh? Trade weeks? What do you mean?" He asked in a curious manner.

"Ohhhh! I see... though couldn't we just..." His words seemed to trail off as his mouth seemed to catch up with his brain and almost instantly his cheeks were darkly flushed, "Oh... no, nevermind. Your plan sounds like a good one, we should do that." He nodded rapidly before he stepped closer to the basket so that he could turn his attention to the trio of new babies, watching them closely as one of them went about his repeated escape attempts while the ebony seemed to just be looking after its blind friend.

"We should have them share a meal once they are a little bit bigger. Sharing food is always a good way to form bonds." He murmured, trying to keep conversation flowing after his earlier stammering.

Incanthis's cheeks seemed to darken even more as Abie voiced what he'd been thinking out loud back to him. It made it almost impossible for him to actually lift his gaze toward the other. He knew that it was just for the whelps that they would be sleeping together, right? It was an amiable thing... but was that all that Incanthis was wanting these days? It was kind of hard to say if only because things of that nature weren't exactly something he thought about a lot.

"I... well, it wasn't just you... I mean you looked after me when I was having bad dreams too in the past." Most times being before Abie had given him Junior... partly because Junior kept escaping to Incanthis's room. A thought that had him patting the emerald beasts head, "I..." His cheeks darkened further, the flush spreading, before he said, "It's not that I don't want such things. I feel that I am... getting far more used to having you around and... being close and actually, you know, touching... it's not really scary anymore."

Incanthis gave a little jump as Abie was suddenly coming in close, cupping his cheek, and just as suddenly was kissing him. It was enough to stop him in his tracks completely before he squeaked out, "Ahh... y-yeah... I mean... there is no reason why you can't..." He didn't mind at all... though that didn't mean that he wasn't really flustered by it at the same time. While such things didn't scare him anymore where Abie was concerned he still found himself quite embarrassed by it all.

Completely flushed he lifted a hand to soothe it through Abie's hair and said, "It's something that... I would like to consider trying. Well, if you don't think that your parents would be upset by it all that is." He didn't want to do anything that would displease the people that were kind enough to take them in... and he figured sharing a room with Abie permanently might do that.

Incanthis's cheeks went that much darker somehow as he was told that it was something that Abie had apparently already talked with his guardians about. What would cause that to come up in conversation? He wasn't quite sure but at least they didn't have anything to worry about... right? He hoped not at least. Shaking his head rapidly he said in a rather embarrassed tone, "I-I see... well that's good..."

"I... umm... will keep this all in mind. Thank you, Abie." While he wasn't sure that he wanted to discuss the past with Abie straight away but knowing that he could was... nice. Something that would make it easier to talk with him when he felt ready or comfortable with the idea.

At the mention of them getting the whelps inside he nodded, "Yeah, I'm sure they would like to be free of the basket so that they can roam about a bit. It's not good for them to stay so cooped up."