Nico's first thought had been that Raph had smuggled his pet into his room and tried to hide him from his family, but thinking about what she knew about him and his family, it was more likely that he'd gone running to ask permission. Which was pretty adorable, all things considered.

"Yeah," she agreed. "I haven't really struggled with it so much since we ran away again." She shrugged and smirked a little. "But then, I did end up in a position where I'm fighting cowboy werewolves and old guys whose nostalgia and magic amulets turn them into monsters the size of buildings, so my continued survival is actually something of note."