[A little huff as he reaches down to pat Chou's head.]

Yeah, he's a pretty little guy. He can take the stairs alright too, but it's a long way up...

[There's just sometimes a pony on the roof, it's fine. He nods at the mention of the carrots, though - the stable too, but:]

Mm... I think it can wait until after we get a training hall, at least. I think that's probably more important right now.

[To help train their noodles in self-defense, at least...]