Roi puffs up his chest in response to the words, though he's mildly distracted by the smell of oysters.

"I could do it!" He puts on his best "I can do anything" smile. "I mean, I don't like to hurt people, but if they try to hurt me, then.... Well, earlier this year, some moron stepped on and broke my tail, then laughed about it saying that he meant to break it higher up. So I kicked him in the knee. He limped for two days!"

His ears lower. "But I got in trouble for 'picking on him.'"